What to Do if You Are Feeling Hopeless or Unsafe After the US Election
What to Do if You are Feeling Hopeless or Life Giving Up on Life After the Election If you are suicidal or in immediate danger, the quickest way to get help is to call 911 …
Why I work with Clients Who Have Had Distressing Religious Experiences
Why I work with Clients Who Have Had Distressing Religious Experiences When I decided that I wanted to add religious trauma to my areas of specialty, a colleague said “You don’t want to become known …
Setting Boundaries with Toxic People
Setting Boundaries with Toxic People Recently, I was listening to an episode of the podcast We Can Do Hard Things from author Glennon Doyle. The guest was Melissa Urban, author of The Book of Boundaries. …
How to Cope When You Feel Helpless
Please note that this blog post contains discussion of systemic violence, death, and other topics that might be difficult to read about. If you would prefer to skip this one, you can find other blog …
Are You Anxious or Is It Hypervigilance?
Hypervigilance is more than just anxiety If you are a person with anxiety, this probably sounds familiar to you: You have gone to an unfamiliar place or are with people you don’t know well and …
Managing COVID Fatigue in the Fourth Wave
Managing COVID Fatigue (Chronic Stress) When You Thought the Worry was Over By late spring of 2021, I was breathing an unmasked sigh of relief. Like many people, I felt that the worst of COVID-19 …
How To Find an Affirming Therapist
How to find an affirming therapist In my experience, there are many minority communities who worry about finding an affirming therapist: LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, etc.) Polyamorous or consensually non-monogamous Those that …
New Location and Practice
New Practice and Location! Introducing Inspired Happiness Therapy & Wellness, LLC Stacey Aldridge, LCSW is pleased to announce that her solo mental health practice, Inspired Happiness Therapy and Wellness, LLC will be opening its …
Healing From Religious Trauma
“No one’s ever sat me down and taught me what empathy is or why it matters more than power or patriotism or religious faith.” ― Zak Ebrahim “Christ the man died long ago, …
Self-Care You Can Actually Afford
Self-care you can actually afford Now more than ever, we all need to be taking care of ourselves. We are 6 months into a pandemic that does not seem to be slowing down, at least …