When most people think about grief, they think the loss of a person. Grief is so much more than that. Grief can be the loss of a relationship, of a job, or even the loss of a hope or dream. We have a right to grieve anything that we lose.

And whether you’re a speaker, entrepreneur, athlete, actor, or CEO, Harper Therapy’s ART-based individual intensives can not only help you prepare and enhance your performance, it can help uncover deeply seated blocks that we aren’t even aware of

But when those experiences are addressed and healed, you’re able to show up in those relationships differently. And a change in one part of the system leads to a change in the system.

Domestic violence happens in all types of households. Your education level, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, gender, religion does not matter…domestic violence happens, and if you are living through it, we want to let you know that it is not a sign that you are weak, or that you are bad, or that you are to blame.

This year, we’ve tentatively moved into what feels more “normal” and yet given everything we’ve been through in the past two years, what really is normal anyway? One thing that is sure to remain constant, pandemic or not, are the feelings that come up as a result of the holidays

The push harder-get things done-grit your teeth and get through it way has taken a toll. And that toll has been inflated through the past two years. There’s only so much more that your body will take of this way of handling the hard things in life.

Why is “Inside Out” so emotional? And why are we discussing it on a therapy blog? Because “Inside Out” incorporates so many components throughout the movie that touch on the topics of trauma and depression.

Q: Tell us a little bit about your organization and its mission.

A: We offer non-medical, compassionate care. Often we serve those facing the end-of-life, partnering with support provided by other sources. This support can include hospice, comfort care, and each client’s own natural network.

Emotional abuse leads to lower self-esteem, depression, isolation, and doubting your own reality.

That’s because many times trauma symptoms and anxiety symptoms can overlap. But with trauma, you’re dealing with a hijacked limbic system -- that fight, flight, freeze part of the brain -- so it can feel exponentially worse

everyone has trauma, it just looks different for each person.

We believe that trauma is only related to veterans or a person who has suffered sexual abuse. But this is not the case, we can all experience trauma in our daily lives