Bridget came to me with the kind of problem that doesn’t announce itself loudly but instead seeps into every corner of your life like water damage you don’t notice until the ceiling caves in. She was twenty-something, engaged to a […]
In the Therapy Room - Relationships - Self Care - Sophia Rivera
In the Therapy Room: Toxic Relationships and Emotional Surveillance
The Relationship Minefield đź’” Last Tuesday, Tanya sat across from me in that weathered leather chair that’s absorbed more tears than a thousand tissues. Her fingers twisted nervously as she described her relationship—a digital love affair spanning continents that had […]
Self Care - Sophia Rivera - Work
Therapy Confessions: The Client Who Couldn’t Slow Down
Last Tuesday, a woman walked into my office exactly seven minutes early, laptop bag still slung over her shoulder, coffee in one hand, phone in the other, thumbs typing furiously. She didn’t look up when she sat down, just held […]
Families - Monica Dean
Why I’ve Learned to Stop Calling Self-Care Selfish
The other day in my counselling office, a woman walked in looking absolutely shattered. She’d just found out her fiancĂ© had been cheating with her best friend, and two weeks later, his adult son was getting married. The son—who she’d […]