Hope Road Counseling

07/26/2022

The buzz about the study on serotonin being a singular cause of depression is not new news, everything is okay. We know the causes of depression are more complex, often trauma-based, and often the brain’s way of coping. Talk to your doctor before making any med changes! Here are some expert opinion reactions:

https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-a-review-paper-on-the-serotonin-theory-of-depression/?fbclid=IwAR3buZyEa4R1E-ipnaOp_loRV9FauAzsPu0hO9e9HFtVuPQFKacmwQyAAOQ

Prof Gitte Moos Knudsen, Professor of Neurobiology and Chair of Department of Neurology and Neurobiology Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark, said:

09/26/2021

I’ve moved! New space in Maple Grove- offering telehealth and in-person ✨

03/24/2020

Micro and macro anticipatory grief. This is A LOT. So be compassionate to yourself. Let yourself believe this won’t last forever. Let yourself be flexible in potential outcomes. Choose an action for the sake of remembering what is in your control. Breathe.

The coronavirus pandemic has led to a collective loss of normalcy.

12/22/2019

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08/28/2019

Respiratory vagus nerve stimulation (rVNS) counteracts fight-or-flight stress.

01/18/2019

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=br8-qebjIgs&feature=share

What is trauma exactly? Or the ever-elusive concept known as the “flow state”? And why do some people just flat-out creep us out? It can all be explained by ...

11/03/2018

Therapy is for people who are brave enough to look into our own shadow, flinch but eventually come back, and say, “Bring it. You — whatever you are — you are part of me. I’m not going to let my fear of you run my life anymore. Let’s sit down and have a heart-to-heart. I see you”.

A former client wrote me early this morning, reflecting on last weekend’s horrifying shooting at the synagogue outside of Pittsburgh.

10/02/2018

In some seasons of our relationships, hope is what allows us to carry on.

09/28/2018

Falling apart is what brings space for new life. You can’t purchase or coerce this into bring. You ARE the being.

09/25/2018

Here is why we stay together today. ❤️

09/23/2018

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=2s9ACDMcpjA

Attachment theory refers to a set of ideas formulated by psychologists in the 1960s that gives us an exceptionally useful guide to how we behave in relations...

09/21/2018

This is how we thrive during a falling apart season.