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Involuntary childlessness is a very deeply personal experience that I can attest to as a seventyeight-year-old elder. It is often accompanied by ambiguous loss, a form of grief that lacks clear resolution or societal recognition. However, emerging from ambiguous loss, is my construct called inverse grief. A grief that is unresolved and intensifies overtime, because […]

College applicants and graduate school aspirants often start the admissions season with good intentions, then get buried under shifting deadlines, scattered documents, and mixed advice from well-meaning people. The core tension is simple and draining: every task feels urgent, but it’s hard to see what actually matters next, so stress management in admissions becomes one […]

For busy parents juggling bills, caregiving, and a full calendar, money can feel less like math and more like a knot in the chest. The core tension is real: emotional money challenges like shame, avoidance, and constant comparison collide with common money struggles like uneven income, rising costs, and never feeling “caught up.” When the […]

Loss is a universal human experience, yet society does not treat all losses equally. We live in a world that often dictates who has the right to mourn, how long they are allowed to grieve, and what types of losses warrant empathy. When a loss falls outside these socially accepted boundaries, the bereaved are left […]

Busy parents juggling work, family, and health goals often treat personal growth like another task to “get right,” and that’s where the personal development challenges start stacking up. The core tension is painful and familiar: pushing hard for change while running on fumes, until mental exhaustion turns into burnout in self-improvement and long-term motivation fades. […]

Domestic violence is most often understood through the language of trauma. We talk about fear, hypervigilance, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, safety planning, and recovery. All of those conversations are necessary. Yet in my work with survivors of domestic violence, I have repeatedly encountered another experience that receives far less attention: grief. Domestic violence does not belong […]

As a Licensed Professional Counselor My background includes experience as a clinician in mental health facilities as well as in the corrections system. I specialize in collaborating with individuals diagnosed with special needs, Schizophrenia, Bi-polar Disorder, Depression Substance Abuse and LBGT. I chose to attend Breyer State Theology University, my goals are to provide meaning […]