Make An Appointment I celebrated 13 years of marriage this week. Often when I’ve looked back in my 30’s at getting married at 21, I have felt embarrassed. I would minimize my choice by calling myself “a baby in love” or joke that my brain wasn’t fully developed. When I leaned in, shame was talking […]

Make An Appointment Recently I, along with several other Symmetry Providers, had the opportunity to attend the annual Sunstone Symposium. It was wonderful to attend great presentations and connect with other like-minded individuals, with people from all sorts of backgrounds and life experiences. Given all the variety of people who go to Sunstone, I really

Make An Appointment The appropriate use of the word “addiction” is a hotly debated conversation among mental health professionals and researchers.   Initially, widespread addiction was used to describe an intense focus on using a certain substance(s) (Nicotine, Alcohol, Opioids, Methamphetamine, Cocaine), to the point where the person’s ability to function in day-to-day life becomes impaired. 

Make An Appointment In my professional career, I have worked with hundreds of children, teens, and adults with ADHD. It’s one of the more treatable mental health conditions that can lead to positive outcomes. If left untreated, life can get messy. ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is also known as ADD, Attention Deficit Disorder.

Make An Appointment Early fall 2008. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law called from California and in the course of the conversation talked about how blessed they felt that they had been asked by local church leaders to go door to door campaigning for Prop 8, a proposition banning same-sex marriage in their state.  I felt sick, but I stayed