Something came up in a session today….relationships can sometimes blur the line between healthy connection and deriving our sense of worth from other people. Many individuals and couples struggle with understanding the difference between feeling emotionally connected and relying on…
How do you bring yourself back into your inherent worth and hold yourself in warm regard when you’re feeling not-so-worthy? Today I’m going to tell you about a little tip I give to my clients and even my own kids!…
Hey there! Today I want to talk about another one of Dax Shepard’s podcast videos. His podcast if you don’t know it is called The Armchair Expert. I’ve already done one video on a topic that came up in another…
Many people unknowingly tie their self-worth to productivity, achievement, and external validation. In American culture especially, success is often treated as proof of value, making it difficult to separate identity from performance. Healing can begin when we recognize that our…
If you’ve followed any of my content before, you know the EASA (my name) Lens of Self Esteem. This is where you define your worth if you don’t believe that you have inherent worth that stems from the inside—just from…
A lot of people move through life feeling either “better than” or “less than” the people around them without fully realizing it. When our self-worth becomes rooted in comparison, it can be hard to feel grounded, secure, or emotionally regulated.…
“You can only care about other people’s stuff so much.” A client said this in session and I wrote it down. I just found it to be such a powerful statement. This, my friends, is a great pro-boundary statement. For…
Imposter Syndrome? Or low Self-Esteem? They are so similar and often confused. Kind of like how all rectangles are squares and not all squares are rectangles. Imposter syndrome is always low Self-Esteem. Low Self-Esteem is not always Imposter Syndrome. Here’s…
I’m a big fan of Dr. Becky’s “Good Inside” podcast, and I love a concept she talks about. I’m going to share a mental image with you: Picture a huge, beautiful garden filled with benches. Each bench represents a different…
Generational Legacy. That term is becoming more common-place today, thanks to Encanto and Twitter. It simply means negative behavioral patterns get passed to the next generation because we aren’t even aware that we’re doing it. I’m a therapist. I know…