by Martha White, LMHC-NCC | Mar 11, 2025 | Newsletter
Therapy is a change enterprise. When you enter therapy, you are signing up for change. Unlike the Hollywood movie version, therapy won’t solve all your problems. Life will always present problems. Problems invite you to expand and grow, or to stagnate and contract....
by Martha White, LMHC-NCC | Sep 11, 2024 | Newsletter
Rumination is a pattern of thinking that becomes deeply ingrained in the brain, creating repetitive neural pathways and perpetually activating them.1 “Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles; it empties today of its strength.”– Corrie ten Boom Something...
by Martha White, LMHC-NCC | Jul 7, 2023 | Newsletter
This is an article about panic; the type of panic that is attached to particular places or experiences (fear of heights, fear of dentists, fear of public speaking). This type of panic is quiescent…until we come into contact with the panic trigger. Since we can often...
by Martha White, LMHC-NCC | Apr 22, 2023 | Newsletter
When life gets you down, who shows up for you emotionally? Can you give yourself kindness when you are hurt or in pain? Can you encourage yourself when stuck in doubt? Do the voices inside of you treat your emotions with respect or disdain? For those with a history of...
by Martha White, LMHC-NCC | Nov 29, 2022 | Newsletter
“Where attention goes, energy flows” These days the competition for our attention is fierce. Commercials shout their messages as our cell phones blow up with the latest terrifying news. Meanwhile, while our ability to be present IRL (in real life)...
by Martha White, LMHC-NCC | Sep 7, 2022 | Newsletter
“How empty of me to be so full of you” –John Lennon Codependency is a maladaptive relational orientation that focuses attention and care almost exclusively on a partner and not on the self. A codependent partner is a caretaker. The term originated...
