Therapy can help you to find your passion for life again and improve your relationship with yourself.
School doesn’t teach us how to think about our thoughts. We don’t learn how to regulate our emotions. Society doesn't make it any easier; we live in a world where alcohol is more accessible than therapy. You know what that creates? Party culture; a society that lives for the weekend, as a way to disconnect from life’s stressors. Inevitably, we're left with people that live life on autopilot, impulsively react to triggers, struggle to effectively communicate, practice unhealthy coping skills and engage in negative self-talk.
Many people may be hesitant to start therapy because the word ‘therapy’ itself can come with a lot of stigma. “Only people with serious problems go to therapy.” Despite anxious or depressive episodes, trying to navigate the ups and downs of life, tackling stressors or dealing with failed romantic relationships, we continue to tell ourselves that our struggles are not ‘serious enough’ for therapy. The idea that therapy is intended to merely treat clinical mental illnesses or severe trauma is one of the biggest misconceptions about therapy.
Therapy can be for everyone. We all experience stress, low mood, anxiety, mood swings or other forms of emotional distress throughout our lives. Therapy can help with nearly every aspect of life, from seemingly benign to the most devastating.
I’m here to tell you that your suffering matters; there is no concern that is too small or big for exploration. You don’t have to navigate through life’s challenges by yourself and you shouldn’t wait until you reach a crisis point to consider help.
My goal is to help change the stigma by encouraging people to view therapy as exercise for the mind with powerful benefits. Therapy can help you to find your passion for life again and improve your relationship with yourself.
And that's my goal; to destigmatize therapy and increase accessibility to ultimately provide people with the tools to cope with everyday stressors, handle challenges more effectively and have the tools to cater to their mental health.
It can be challenging to unpack the thoughts we have or break self-sabotaging habits that cause us suffering. Our thoughts have a direct impact on how we view our reality and the way we cater to our emotions influences our relationship with others and ourselves.
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