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BURNOUT
Burnout or depression? How to tell the difference.
When everything feels like mud, is it burnout or depression? Five questions to help sort them out - and what actually helps for each.
July 2026 · 7 min readRead →
Notes from the practice
Writing on the in-between.
Short essays on ADHD, anxiety, grief, burnout, and the nervous system - written for the people I work with, and anyone else who needs them.
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BIPOLAR
"Am I bipolar?" What those mood swings might mean.
Not every mood swing is bipolar disorder. What the diagnosis actually looks like - and what commonly gets mistaken for it.
July 2026 · 8 min readRead →
03
ANXIETY
Panic attack or anxiety attack? Here's the difference.
They feel similar and behave very differently. How to tell them apart in real time - and what helps in the moment for each.
July 2026 · 6 min readRead →
04
TRAUMA
Signs of childhood trauma in adults.
How early trauma shows up decades later - often disguised as personality, anxiety, perfectionism, or being 'the strong one.'
July 2026 · 9 min readRead →
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Brainspotting
What is Brainspotting therapy? A complete guide.
How Brainspotting works, who it helps, what the research says, and how it compares to EMDR and talk therapy.
July 2026 · 9 min readRead →
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ADHD · Washington
How to find an ADHD therapist in Washington.
A practical guide to finding an adult ADHD therapist in WA - what to look for, what to ask, insurance vs. private pay, and telehealth options across the state.
July 2026 · 7 min readRead →
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ADHD
ADHD burnout isn't laziness.
What it actually means when 'just do it' stops working - and how to tell the difference between a rest day and a nervous system that needs more than rest.
June 2026 · 6 min readRead →
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Brainspotting
Brainspotting 101: what it is, what it isn't.
A plain-language walk-through of a body-based therapy that reaches the stuck stuff talk therapy sometimes can't.
June 2026 · 7 min readRead →
09
ADHD
7 signs of ADHD in women.
The classic ADHD picture misses most of the women who have it. Here's what it actually looks like - and why so many are diagnosed decades late.
July 2026 · 8 min readRead →
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TRAUMA
Your nervous system isn't broken.
Why regulation beats positive thinking - a plain-language guide to fight, flight, freeze, fawn, and what actually moves the needle.
June 2026 · 5 min readRead →
11
Anxiety
Your anxiety isn't the problem.
It's a smoke alarm - and we've been trying to disable the alarm instead of looking for the fire.
Coming soon
12
Grief
Grief doesn't have stages.
Why the five-stages model is more myth than map, and what to expect instead when you're moving through loss.
Coming soon
New writing lands here roughly once a month. In the meantime, the work happens in session.
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