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It’s Time to RESET: Answering, “What do I get out of therapy?”
For the past few months, I’ve been unpacking the acronym RESET to help you see if you or a loved one should see a therapist. In each blog, I’ve talked about what restlessness, over sensitivity, emptiness, and tiredness feel like and how therapy can help relieve those types of suffering. All too often, someone will tell me, “But Dr. Rachel, I’m not suffering enough to need therapy.”
Hey, you’re suffering. That’s enough. You shouldn’t push through your pain, but instead RESET with a therapist so you can find REST.
Breaking Up with Burnout: How to Stick to New Year’s Resolutions
The idea behind New Year’s resolutions is so appealing: It’s the perfect time to make big life changes! What better time to change our bad habits to healthier ones than at the beginning of the year, right?
But, making lofty resolutions that end up with a shorter shelf life than leftover Christmas cookies is a cliché for a reason: we tend to burnout before February rolls around.
Why do we drop our New Year’s resolutions so fast? Our bodies and brains hate change….
Managing Holiday Stress by Overcoming the Perfect Christmas
So many of us associate this time of year with holiday stress. Let’s be honest, how many of us both loved and loathed Thanksgiving preparations? It's only one day, but many of us worked as early as the weekend before to get ready.
Christmas is up next, and the pressure is on. Holiday joy gets taken over by searching for the perfect Christmas present, preparing to host our extended families, traveling, and pressuring ourselves to make this year worth the wait after quarantine Christmas last year. So whether this is your first Christmas trying to go ‘back to normal’ or you need to do another quarantine Christmas, this holiday season has more pressure than past years it seems, and those weren’t a cakewalk either.
That’s a big burden to bear… so don’t. This year, it’s time to let go of the mythical, ‘perfect Christmas.’
Why is change so hard?
Change is one of the only constants in the universe. But if that’s so, why does it seem to be so challenging when we desire it so much? Take your New Year’s Resolutions as a prime example. Maybe you set a goal to lose weight, or to meditate more, or to spend/save money. How long did that last? A few of us make a goal and stick to it when we set out to do the thing. But the majority of us? We are good for a bit and then we resort to old patterns and find ourselves in the same routines. This can be frustrating and downright defeating. Have you ever thought to ask “why” change is so hard? The answer…
It’s OK to be tired.
It’s OK to be tired. It’s also OK to be angry…or numb. Whether you are a front-line worker, a law enforcement officer, or a school teacher. Whether you are a person of color or a White individual heavily involved in ally efforts. Whether you hold many or none of these identities. Regardless of where you fall, it’s OK to be feeling what you are feeling. There is no right or wrong way on how to feel. It’s OK to cry…
What Are the Benefits of Paying Out of Pocket to See a Therapist?
You may or may not have noticed that it is becoming increasingly hard to find a therapist who can or will accept your insurance plan. Have you ever wondered why? So they can make more money might have come to your mind, but have you ever thought that there might be more to the story?
Even therapists need therapy. We are human after all.
I have been in therapy on and off over the years, mainly for a place to get perspective and validation. I have always found it valuable to feel heard, seen, and challenged. Probably not surprising that I went in to the field!
However, my whole appreciation for the helpfulness of therapy was strengthened…