For Therapists: How to Cope When the World’s On Fire

Lately it feels like the world’s on fire. Whatever your political beliefs may be, there is something major happening, seemingly every day with very little time to process before the next big event happens. It can be very easy to feel like there is little hope or get swept away in the chaos of what's happening while also feeling like there’s nothing you can do.

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Matt Headland
Healing from the Inside Out: Understanding Complex Trauma

When we hear the word “trauma” many of us think of a single painful event, like a natural disaster or an accident. But for many people, trauma isn’t just a single moment in time. It’s a series of ongoing relational wounds stemming from neglect, abuse, or emotional misattunement that happen in relationships we depended on as children and adolescents.

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Matt Headland
What to Expect in Couples Therapy

Many couples seek out therapy not because their relationship is broken, but because they want to build something stronger, more connected, and more intentional. And building that relationship takes support and help; and that is normal and ok.

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Matt Headland
Social Calories

Comparing our social activities to food can help, especially in today’s world, to be a little bit more honest with ourselves about what we are choosing to consume, and how it affects us.  

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Matt Headland
Why Feeling Your Feelings Matters

When we suppress or ignore our emotions, we lose access to the information and intentionality they carry. Alternatively, when we give ourselves permission to feel, even for a moment, we create the space for those emotions to move through us rather than stay stuck inside us.

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Matt Headland
Why Crying Is Healthy

In our society, there’s a lot of stigma surrounding emotions — especially crying. But science tells a different story. Crying is a natural biological process that supports emotional regulation, mental clarity, and overall health. It’s normal, human, and healing. So let it out!

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Matt Headland