What Do a Scrawny Kid, Spiders and Psychology Have in Common?
A few years back, using the principles of a psychology treatment called "exposure,” I challenged myself to face my phobia head on. ...more
Tips ,Self Care &trauma
October 31, 2024•3 min read
Fowl Play: Dr. Carrie versus Vicious Rabbits in a Thanksgiving Tussle
In the history of weird Amazon orders, my most recent one really takes the cake. I just ordered and received a trio of predator urines. Seriously. ...more
Acceptance ,Stress Flexibility Tips Anxiety &trauma
November 30, 2023•3 min read
Advice to an Advice Column
While I've been reading advice columns since I was a kid, I've never written into one before. I felt so strongly about a recent series of letters in the Dear Annie column that I took a chance and wrot... ...more
Tips ,Self Care &trauma
March 10, 2023•3 min read
The Important Truth About Sexual Assault
This is not a fun topic, but, although it is an upsetting one, it is a critical topic to begin to address in our culture. An article came across my computer the other day, revealing the “startling tr... ...more
trauma
July 19, 2016•2 min read
The Power of EMDR
As a practitioner of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for over 10 years, I can honestly say what excites me most about this treatment is how successful it is at bringing fast relea... ...more
trauma ,Happy
May 20, 2014•3 min read