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Myth of Healing Alone

“You don’t need a plan to heal—just a moment of connection. Whether it’s a brushstroke, a shared breath, or the courage to be seen, transformation begins not in isolation, but in relationship.”

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Intuitive Art Journaling

If you're living with ADHD, chronic illness, or navigating the after-effects of trauma, intuitive art journaling offers a grounding, body-based way to reconnect with yourself. This art therapy exercise can also be integrated with somatic therapy and doesn't require artistic skill—it simply invites you to listen to your inner experience and express it through color, texture, and movement.

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Bay Area Ketamine Therapy That Gets You

Compassionate, customized ketamine therapy in the Bay Area for queer, neurodivergent, and chronically ill folks. Rooted in trauma-informed care, nervous system healing, and real-life understanding.

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Neurodivergent Burnout:

“It’s not laziness, and it’s not depression — it’s the slow collapse that comes from trying too hard, for too long, to meet expectations that were never designed with you in mind.”

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Setting Intentions

“These intentions act as guiding lights, illuminating the path toward greater self-awareness, resilience, and wholeness.”

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The Value of Integration

Remember, integration is a unique and ongoing journey for each person. Your experience is yours alone, and the integration process might take time to unfold fully. Our work can provide a structured and supportive environment for your integration journey.

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What I Wish I’d Known Before Ketamine Therapy

A therapist’s honest guide to preparing for ketamine therapy. Learn what to expect, how to set boundaries, manage anxiety, and support your nervous system before, during, and after your session. Discover practical tips for a safer, more grounding ketamine experience—and how integration helps turn insights into healing.

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Attachment in Poly Relationships

“Polyamorous relationships ask us to live with intention, spaciousness, and emotional range. But that doesn’t mean it’s always easy. When attachment wounds show up—through jealousy, fear, or the ache of disconnection—they’re not signs that something’s wrong with you. They’re invitations to listen more deeply. In our work together, we won’t pathologize your way of loving. We’ll explore what’s underneath, with curiosity and care, and help your system find more capacity to hold all that complexity.”

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Do Dreams Have Meaning?

Dreams have been a long-standing subject of study in the field of psychology and provide a wealth of information to dreamers . Why? Dreams are communications from your unconscious mind.

Don’t worry; this isn’t going to be a lecture about psychology. If you aren’t interested in the field, you probably don’t want the nitty-gritty details. That’s okay, but what we’re covering is still important to you and I’ll tell you why.

Our dreams are provide an expression of our thoughts and many believe they hold the keys to unlocking our inner struggles. A psychotherapist by the name of Carl Jung believed this, too, as he felt that dreams could show us a lot about ourselves. More specifically, he felt if we focused on the symbolism of our dreams we might get an idea of what those dreams are trying to tell us.

He believed that dreams are specific to the individual and this is very true. Dreams show us our inner desires, inner struggles, and so much more that could lead us toward the path to self-healing.

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Coping with COVID Anxiety

There are many common reactions to stress about Coronavirus including: fear about being infected or having friends and family be impacted, worry, feelings of helplessness, anger, hypervigilance, feelings of panic, and difficulty concentrating or sleeping, to name a few! Stress is a sign that your nervous system has perceived a threat and is taking action to keep you safe. The sympathetic nervous system reacts with “flight/fight/freeze” responses such as sweating, racing heart, increased adrenaline, spiraling thoughts, trouble sleeping, and rumination. These feelings may motivate you to prepare for a potentially dangerous situation, cause you to ‘shut down’ via freeze, or encourage a variety of other responses based on your life experiences.

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The Feeling of Intuition

Intuition is our uncanny ability to just know something, without really thinking about it logically. It’s that little voice in the back of your head, telling you that you should do this or consider that without really being clear as to why.

But wait… Isn’t that what instinct is?

Not exactly, but it’s easy to see where the confusion is. See, there’s an important distinction to be made when you want to define intuitive and something instinctive.

Instinct urges you to take action, but it’s usually caused by something in your environment. It’s your body’s natural response to certain elements around you, telling you to do something for the sake of self-preservation.

Then how does intuition come into play?

Intuition is similar but not quite the same. Remember, with instinct we have a known reason for why we’re acting as we are but with intuition, we don’t see what’s causing the sensation. It’s usually more of a phantom feeling, giving warning of something that might come and often, we don’t know what that something is until much later. That’s the main difference.

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