As a woman in a high-stress job, there is so much pressure on yourself on a daily basis. Think about it, you spend all day taking care of others at your job, then you come home with nothing left and no one that has time to support you. Women in high-stress jobs, especially those that require supporting or caretaking of others, are often left out in the cold when it comes to getting support of their own. You give your all at work, but some days you feel like your job is taking

If you run a law firm, an accounting practice, an architecture firm, or a healthcare office in Colorado, burnout probably is not a hypothetical problem for you. It is something you have watched happen to good employees, sometimes right before your eyes. Billable hour pressure, tax season crunches, patient loads, project deadlines. These industries run on high stakes, high output work, and that combination makes burnout less of a risk and more of an inevitability if nothing is

I know how hard it can be when anxiety takes over. For me, it often felt like I was barely holding it together on the outside, while inside, my mind was constantly spinning with worry. Every “what if” scenario played out in my head, over and over again. Anxiety has a way of magnifying everything. Even when I told myself I was overthinking, I couldn’t seem to stop. Replaying conversations or worrying about things that might never even happen. It wasn’t just stress, it felt li

Parenthood comes with plenty of challenges but, for neurodivergent parents, some of the hardest parts can be the ones no one really talks about. People warn you about the sleepless nights, the exhaustion, and how much your identity can change but maybe no one warned you just how overwhelming parenting can feel when your brain and nervous system experiences the world a little differently. You can love your child more than anything and still feel completely overwhelmed by the c

If you offer your team health insurance, you might assume that covers mental health support too. Technically, it often does. But if you have ever tried to help an employee find a therapist through their insurance plan, you already know the gap between what is covered on paper and what is actually accessible in real life. This is one of the most common questions we hear from Colorado employers exploring an Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Why do we need an EAP if we already

Have you ever arrived somewhere and realized you barely remember the drive? If you’re like me, you’ve left home wondering if you locked the door or turned off the stove. The theme is the same: your body was present, but your mind was somewhere else. Mindfulness helps bring the two into alignment. When you hear the word mindfulness, you might picture someone meditating on a mountaintop for hours. Or maybe it sounds like one more thing to add to your already full to-do list. Th

Probably the most common issue I hear about when couples come to me in therapy is communication. “We have trouble communicating...” In many ways this is not, but still is, the main issue. What I mean by that is people come to therapy at an impasse. They’re stuck. On one level they seem to be communicating very clearly, and often adamantly, about what they do not like in the relationship (usually with the other person). Yet on another level their intents and wishes get garbl

Small and mid sized employers want to take care of their teams. Most owners and HR leads we talk to genuinely care about employee wellbeing. But when it comes time to actually build that support into the budget, the math gets uncomfortable fast. Comprehensive mental health benefits sound expensive, and for a company with 50 to 100 employees, adding one more line item to an already stretched benefits budget can feel out of reach. Here is the good news. Supporting employee ment

For a lot of queer folks, queerness and community go hand in hand. You look at Pride Month or events like Pride parades and you see people who are confident in their queer identities. But, for a lot of people, exploring their LGBTQIA+ identity might still be in process. There are a lot of folks who figure out these identities in middle school or in high school, but for many, it happens a lot later. Maybe there's a part of you that's always felt different but couldn't put your

You knew going in that postpartum life was going to be hard. What you did not expect was how specifically, precisely hard it would be for your particular brain. If you have ADHD or are autistic, you have spent years developing systems, strategies, and workarounds to help you function in a world that was not built for you. You know your brain. You have learned, sometimes the hard way, what you need to stay regulated and functional. Then postpartum life arrived and dismantled m

You have an Employee Assistance Program. It came bundled with your health insurance package, the per-employee cost looked reasonable on paper, and you checked the box. Benefit offered. Done. But here's the question worth asking: Is anyone actually using it? For most small to mid-size Colorado businesses, the honest answer is no. Or at least, not in any meaningful way. Bundled EAP limitations are one of the most common and least talked-about gaps in employer benefits packages,

“Be a man!” This statement evokes a range of responses that are unique depending upon individual and collective constructs of upbringing, conditioning, values, beliefs, and principles. We are informed on what it is to be a man by our grandfathers, fathers, brothers, leaders, religious figures, and society. Although the sources and implications of traditional male narratives may vary, any resulting impact that constrains our exploration of identity is potentially limiting and

Something is wrong. That is the thought that keeps surfacing, quietly and persistently, in the middle of feeding sessions and sleepless nights and moments when you are supposed to feel bonded and grateful and okay. Not wrong with your baby, but wrong with you. After having a baby, everything changes. Everyone around you seems to be struggling, sure, but not like this. Not in the way where the sound of the baby monitor feels like it is cutting directly into your nervous system

Parenting a neurodivergent child means loving someone whose world can feel like it is falling apart when plans suddenly change. If you have ever watched your child spiral over something that seemed small, like a canceled activity, a different route to school, or an unexpected substitute teacher, you know exactly how real and how hard this is. Your ADHD or autistic child (or AuDHD) experiences this everyday. If you are raising a neurodivergent child, you already live inside a

You spent years building something. A career, a reputation, a clear sense of who you are and what you are capable of. You knew how to set a goal and hit it. You knew how to perform under pressure. You knew yourself. Then you had a baby and suddenly you are not so sure! This is one of the least-talked-about parts of the postpartum experience, especially for high-achieving women. You knew to be worried about the sleeplessness and maybe even the feeding challenges. But, nobody w

Many professional women look highly capable and successful on the outside while quietly feeling emotionally exhausted underneath it all. They’re dependable, organized, thoughtful, and often the people others count on to keep things moving at work and at home. They manage responsibilities, support the people around them, and continue showing up even when they’re running on empty themselves. These strengths aren’t the problem. In fact, they often help women build meaningful and

Let’s be honest, life can feel like a lot these days. Between work, school, relationships, family, expectations, and a constant pressure to “have it all together,” it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or even a little lost. While friends and family can be supportive, there’s something uniquely powerful about sitting in a space where everyone gets it with no explanations needed. That’s where women’s support groups come in. As a therapist, I’ve seen firsthand how supportive these grou

Do you identify as “Neurodivergent”? If so, you are in the right place. In this article, we will be talking about Neurodivergence and how to best maximize your unique skills and abilities. Starting off, what even is “Neurodivergence”? It’s a term that has gained popularity in the last couple of years to describe individuals / groups of people whose minds are wired differently. There isn’t a central definition for neurodivergence since it is more of an umbrella term for those

Life can feel chaotic. Stress builds up, emotions run high, and suddenly it seems impossible to find steady ground. For many adults, overwhelming moments lead to frustration, impulsive choices, or shutting down altogether. When life feels like this, it’s hard to know how to regain balance. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group therapy provides a way forward. In our DBT Group for Calm and Balance, adults learn skills that reduce emotional chaos and create more stability. Tw

Parenting a neurodivergent child is one of the most loving, demanding, and at times overwhelming journeys a person can take. And when your own brain works differently too, that journey has a whole extra layer to it. If you have ADHD, autism, sensory sensitivities, or another neurodivergent profile yourself, you are not just parenting a child who thinks differently. You are doing it while managing your own unique brain every single day. That is a lot. More than most parenting