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journeys through the process of hope & healing
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What I Mean When I Say "Finding Your Voice."
Therapy is not advice it's a process. Therapy is about helping people find their voice. It's not just a nice phrase. It's the thing I watch happen with the people I work with. Here's what I mean by it. Somewhere along the way you may have been through a hard relationship, a loss, in a role you never asked for, and years of putting everyone else first. You may quietly stop trusting your own judgement and begin to second-guess yourself. You go along with what's easier. You forg

Christy Burgess
Jul 282 min read


A Child's Mental Health Struggle, a Family's Helplessness
Walking With Them There is a profound helplessness that comes with loving a child who is struggling with their mental health. It is a grief that few people understand; unless they have lived it. It exists alongside love, hope, fear, guilt, exhaustion, and the persistent belief that somehow, as a parent, you should be able to make it better. Sometimes their struggle is visible because it is right in front of you, impossible to ignore. It's the changes in their mood, how they

Christy Burgess
Jul 23 min read


Working in a Toxic Workplace: What to Do When You Can't Quit Your Job
Many people have experienced a toxic workplace at some point in their career. Not every toxic workplace looks the same, but they all have one thing in common; they come with a cost. A cost to the people trying to work within it, and a cost to the output of the workplace itself. Let's be real. We know what a toxic workplace looks like. It might be someone slacking on their responsibilities while everyone else is expected to actually do their jobs. The imbalance is obvious to e

Christy Burgess
Jun 183 min read


How Traumatic Events Live in Us
There are moments in life — that stop time — a car accident, a loss of someone deeply loved, or a violation of safety or trust. For some those become traumatic moments. They do not all look the same, nor is the body's response. Within seconds the body records and stores that felt sense. It does not forget. But what happens after the moment passes? That felt reaction can be unconsciously locked away, and it may not surface for months, years, or even at all. Then something happ

Christy Burgess
Jun 101 min read


Navigating the Silent Grief of Friendship Loss and Its Hidden Emotional Impact
Friendship loss may be one of the most overlooked forms of grief. Unlike other types of loss, it often happens quietly, without ceremonies or shared mourning. When a friend chooses to walk away, the pain can feel isolating because there is no straightforward way to express it or receive support. Yet, this loss affects the heart and nervous system deeply, just like any other grief. It deserves recognition and space to heal. Why Friendship Is Different Society has clear ritual

Christy Burgess
Jun 53 min read
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