Desta Therapy

12/08/2025

https://www.desta-therapy.com/post/holding-onto-hope-this-holiday-season

The holiday season can be beautiful — but also heavy. For many clients at Desta Therapy, LLC, this time of year brings moments of joy mixed with stress, grief, and emotional overwhelm. In therapy, we often see how December can intensify existing challenges, heighten relational dynamics, or stir up...

12/04/2025

https://www.desta-therapy.com/post/a-better-way-to-answer-how-are-you

We all know the script.Someone asks, “How are you?” And, without missing a beat, we answer, “I’m good.” Or, “I’m fine.” Or, on an adventurous day, “Doing alright.”It’s automatic. It’s polite. But it’s also a missed opportunity — one that can quietly transform a moment, a ...

11/25/2025

https://www.desta-therapy.com/post/investing-love-in-the-ones-who-stay

There is a gentle kind of wisdom that grows in us over time — the realization that not everyone is meant to walk with us through every season of life. Some people arrive only for a chapter. Some drift away without warning. And some, despite our flaws, our busyness, our growth spurts and growing pa...

11/18/2025

https://www.desta-therapy.com/post/grief-is-a-team-sport

Grief, like football, isn’t a solo game. It’s something we move through together — through setbacks, recoveries, and shared victories. Just as a team learns to regroup after loss, we, too, heal best when surrounded by people who show up, listen, and stay.There’s no playbook for grief. Every ...

11/12/2025

https://www.desta-therapy.com/post/keep-going

Last week, I was talking with a kind, elderly woman and asked if she had any advice for me. Without hesitation, she said, “Keep going.” After reflecting on these words, I'm reminded they can mean more than they seem. They carry the weight of experience, resilience, and perspective. As human bein...

11/05/2025

https://www.desta-therapy.com/post/harvesting-olives-and-self-care

When I used to live in Amman, Jordan, I always looked forward to Autumn. Fall in the Middle East brings the annual olive harvest — a season marked by tranquil mornings, warm sunshine, and the picking of olives from centuries-old trees. For many individuals and families, it’s a time of labor and ...

10/27/2025

https://www.desta-therapy.com/post/synchrodestiny-when-life-s-moments-align-with-meaning

At Desta Therapy, we often hear clients describe moments that feel too perfectly timed to be coincidence — a phone call from a friend right when you needed comfort, discovering a new opportunity just after deciding to make a change, or hearing a message that speaks directly to your heart.These are...

10/20/2025

https://www.desta-therapy.com/post/how-the-fight-or-flight-response-works-and-how-therapy-can-help-you-face-adversity

When danger looms — whether real or perceived — your body springs into action before you even have time to think. This built-in alarm system, known as the fight-or-flight response, is designed to keep you safe. It’s a primal survival mechanism that helped our ancestors escape predators, and it...

10/14/2025

https://www.desta-therapy.com/post/scaffolding-and-relationship-repair-building-stronger-connections

At Desta Therapy, we believe that healing — whether emotional or relational — is a process of rebuilding, not just repairing. 💞 One powerful metaphor for this process is scaffolding — the temporary support structures used to restore a damaged building.Just like scaffolding provides stabilit...

09/29/2025

https://www.desta-therapy.com/post/finding-light-in-the-darkness-lessons-from-anthony-bourdain

Anthony Bourdain was more than a chef and storyteller. He was a seeker of truth, culture, and human connection. Through his travels and words, he reminded us that life is both messy and beautiful — that struggle and meaning often live side by side.When Bourdain passed away in 2018, the world lost ...

09/22/2025

The Power of Simplicity: Easing Anxiety, Depression, and Overthinking

https://www.desta-therapy.com/post/the-power-of-simplicity-easing-anxiety-depression-and-overthinking

09/18/2025

https://www.desta-therapy.com/post/embracing-life-s-chapters

Life does not end in a single chapter, nor is it bound to one story alone. We move through seasons much like the pages of a book — closing some, beginning others. Each chapter carries its own beauty and challenges, its own lessons and invitations to grow.Some chapters feel light and joyful, while ...