We’re getting better at talking about therapy as a society. We are. We just haven’t updated our expectations of what it looks like. I’d be happy to help with that. Caveat: There are a bunch of different types of therapy, and the type you need might vary based on what’s going on. But this is what has held true across my experience and understanding. First, I’d like to discuss three misguided notions of therapy I’ve either had or witnessed in the wild. Then I’d like to share a better one that more accurately describes my experience, as well as that of many others. Three Popular Misconceptions of Therapy The Machine…
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7 Non-Writing Practices That Make Me a Better Writer
It has been said that to read is to inhale and to write is to exhale. I would expand that to say that experience is inhalation and creation is exhalation. Reading is just one way of experiencing the world. It allows you to live experiences not your own, but it’s also important to gather your own lived experiences. If you’ve read my work for any length of time, you’re aware of how I exhale (i.e. create), but today I’d like to talk about what I inhale. What you take in has a great deal to do with what you produce, and I’ve found that a balance of the following seven…