I'll Stare Directly At the Sun...
It must be exhausting reading all these Taylor š¤ eclipse jokes
ā¦but never in the mirror.
So, I said in my first post of the year (šš») I was going to be consistent.
And thenā¦I disappeared. Because, yeah. Consistency can be scary. Thatās why I said it was my word of the yearābecause I was afraid of it. When youāre consistent, you see it all. And the thing about writing online is that so does everyone else. And they can also see if youāre not consistent, which is also embarrassing. But, I might as well be writing and maybe embarrassing myself than carrying the shame of not writing, yes?!
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I started talking last week with my dear friend Kat about some of my fear of promoting myself, and she told me about going to see Rebecca Minkoff speak years ago. āYou have to promote yourself and your work like nobody else is going to do it,ā Minkoff said. And Kat reminded me that my work is altruistic, as a therapist and mental health writer.
So! If youāre in CA or NY, Iād love to tell you about the virtual grief support group Iām hosting in April/May. If youāre a member of the shitty club of those who have lost their moms:
Iām sorry.
Youāre not alone.
I fought through the depths of my depression and grief because I knew there had to be something more on the other side. And I continue to fight to make sure that pain isnāt/wasnāt for naught.
So! If Motherās Day coming up has you looking to find that light, too, youāre not alone.
In fact, thereās a group of people who get it. And Iām leading it.
$30 a session, drop-in format (meaning, you can come to one, all four, or anywhere in between.) You can reply to this email/post, book an intro call here (same goes for 1:1 therapy, which I also have a few openings for right now), send me a smoke signal, whatever.
And in the meantimeā¦hereās a few things Iāve written lately.
As a Therapist, Here Are the 5 Most Common Things People Bring Up in Therapy
50 Positive What-If Questions to Stop Your Mind from Spiraling (this isnāt toxic positivity, promise.)