Category Archives: Wellbeing Wisdom

I counseled veterinary medical students for over 6 years. They are incredibly bright, driven, and caring. They’d come to see me for a variety of things; managing anxiety, relationship issues, depressive symptoms. They’d talk about the struggle of the rigorous program, how they were tired of learning in-class and wanted to be “with a patient”.Continue reading “Are Empaths Real? What Does the Science Say?”

Sometimes we get so focused on what we don’t want that we have no frame of reference for what we do want. As a therapist, clients would come to see me because they were experiencing something distressing: anxiety about life transitions, frustration with a partner, conflict with a coworker. They could easily tell me whatContinue reading “Magic Wands Change Lives!”

I recently left my university job to start my own business. It had great healthcare benefits, steady income, decent annual and sick leave, and some flexibility. I’ve mostly been a person who is practical when it comes to making financial decisions. Logically, it didn’t make any sense for me to leave my job, to startContinue reading “Leaving My Job Made No Sense”