When we’re feeling sad, upset, depressed, or scared, there’s lots of ways for others to show support and help us not feel so alone. However, there’s also lots of phrases we tend to say that aren’t so helpful. In this episode, I have a great conversation with my sister, Emily, about her experience of anxietyContinue reading “What not to say to someone in pain”
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A Counselor’s Guide to Lent
Lent is a beautiful season of the Church where we unite ourselves to Christ’s suffering and take an honest look at what we want to purge from or add to our lives. For me growing up, Lent was the season where I walked around with a smudge on my head for a day, couldn’t eatContinue reading “A Counselor’s Guide to Lent”
Confessions of a Recovering People Pleaser
In this episode, I talk with my sister Ashley Ricketson about her battle with anxiety. We talk about her experience with performance anxiety in high school, the pressure to “do your best,” and where anxiety comes from. We also discuss the difficulty in being assertive and struggles with people pleasing and how it affects relationships,Continue reading “Confessions of a Recovering People Pleaser”
How to Journal
One of the most common suggestions I make to clients in their first few sessions is to begin the practice of journaling. Here’s why: Life is happening all around us all day long, usually at what feels like a very fast pace. We normally don’t have space built into our life to pause and thinkContinue reading “How to Journal”
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