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Is Your Communication Helping—or Hurting—Your Relationship?
In my work providing relationship counseling in Lake Oswego, I often meet individuals and couples who are feeling stuck, hurt, or angry. They come into therapy understandably focused on what their partner, parent, or co-parent is doing wrong. And sometimes… they’re right. The other person does have patterns that are painful or unfair.
But here’s the truth:
Is Your Left Brain Running the Show?
If you're seeking counseling in Lake Oswego and find yourself stuck in overthinking, you're not alone. Many of us in American culture are trained to live in our heads—analyzing, fixing, problem-solving. But healing often doesn’t come from more thinking. It comes from accessing the emotional and relational wisdom of the right brain.
Why Contentment Feels Elusive with ADHD — and What’s Helping Me
Sometimes I look around my life and think, “Why don’t I feel happier? Why can’t I just feel content?”
It’s not that I’m ungrateful. It’s not that my life is missing big things. But as someone living with ADHD, I’ve noticed a kind of emotional restlessness that makes contentment feel fleeting — like it's always just out of reach.
When You’re the One Who Feels Everything: Signs of Being a Highly Sensitive Woman
Do loud noises startle you? Do other people’s moods stick to you like glue? Maybe you need more downtime than your friends, or you find yourself weeping at a song or commercial that no one else seems affected by. If this sounds familiar, you might be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).
