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02/15/2026

Eliminate the 'Sunday Scaries' and regulate your nervous system with this simple tip.

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ! Today, amid the flowers and chocolates, weโ€™re celebrating a different kind of loveโ€”the one that g...
02/14/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ!

Today, amid the flowers and chocolates, weโ€™re celebrating a different kind of loveโ€”the one that grows quietly within.

Itโ€™s the love that says:

๐Ÿ’™ Itโ€™s ๐จ๐ค๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ.
๐Ÿ’™ Itโ€™s ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฌ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ.
๐Ÿ’™ You ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ.
๐Ÿ’™ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐, even the difficult ones.

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž: ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ.

Speaking kindly to yourself, honoring your need for quiet, trusting yourself and reaching out for support - that's love in action.

Because a gentle commitment to yourself and your healing is worth more than the grandest gestures.

๐Ÿ’™ Wishing you warmth, compassion, and a heart that feels at home with itself.

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ & ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ:๐Ÿงธ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐“๐ž๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ It isn...
02/10/2026

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ & ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ:

๐Ÿงธ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐“๐ž๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ

It isn't just a soft toy, but a much loved companion that offers some profound benefits.Whether youโ€™re 5 or 55, your teddy is doing something beautiful for your well-being:

๐Ÿงธ ๐€ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ , ๐Ž๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐
Holding something soft and familiar can release oxytocin - the "cuddle chemical" and lower cortisol.Itโ€™s science wrapped in fluff.

๐Ÿงธ ๐€ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ง-๐‰๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž
Through change, stress, or loneliness, a teddy bear offers consistent emotional anchoring. It doesnโ€™t ask questions; it just offers safety.

๐Ÿงธ ๐€ ๐“๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ
The gentle weight and soft texture provides sensory cues which can help slow a racing heart, ease anxiety, and help regulate big feelings.

๐Ÿงธ ๐€ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž
As a โ€œtransitional object,โ€ a teddy can help both children and adults navigate separation or new chapters, building resilience from a place of comfort.

So today, give your old, gently worn friend a cuddle - a tiny, fuzzy testament to self-care. A reminder that itโ€™s okay to seek softness. To hold onto comfort. To honor the quiet, gentle ways we heal.

Love doesnโ€™t always need words. Sometimes, itโ€™s stitched in felt and filled with heart.

Finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming. With so many modalitiesโ€”CBT, DBT, EMDR, and moreโ€”itโ€™s easy to get los...
02/09/2026

Finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming. With so many modalitiesโ€”CBT, DBT, EMDR, and moreโ€”itโ€™s easy to get lost in the "how" and forget the "who."

๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐š ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ, ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ:
The first and bravest step isnโ€™t about picking a modalityโ€”itโ€™s about showing up for yourself.

๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž. ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

๐Ÿ’™ Itโ€™s in the safety of being heard without judgment.
๐Ÿ’™ Itโ€™s in the quiet moments when someone truly witnesses youโ€”and your hope.
๐Ÿ’™ Itโ€™s in the trust that grows when you feel seen, valued, and held in confidence.

As therapists, our training, certifications, and modalities are part of the framework that guides our work. But what brings that framework to life is the relationship between you and your therapist. When you feel emotionally safe, you can begin the work of healing.

We understand how important this is. So, from the time we first take your call, our intake coordinator puts a great deal of care into matching you with the therapist who is just right for you.

If youโ€™re ready to take that first step - give us a call on ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ-๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ“-๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”

๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ! ๐ŸŽ‰Please join us in congratulating ๐€๐ฌ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐š๐œ๐œ๐ข, our incredible ๐...
02/05/2026

๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ! ๐ŸŽ‰

Please join us in congratulating ๐€๐ฌ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐š๐œ๐œ๐ข, our incredible ๐๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ & ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, on her 2-year work anniversary!

๐Ÿ’™ ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ฅ, ๐€๐ฌ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ, ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ„ข. For two years, she's dedicated herself to making every client feel safe, heard, and supported as they take that brave first step. She works tirelessly to match each person with the therapist who is just right for them.

Ashly, thank you for pouring so much heart and care into your work every single day. We're so grateful for your compassion, your dedication and all you do!

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๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐Ÿ‘-๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, and we couldnโ€™t be more grateful to have her a...
02/04/2026

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐Ÿ‘-๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, and we couldnโ€™t be more grateful to have her as part of our team! Her dedication, empathy, and unwavering commitment to her clients shine through in everything she does.

Caitlin brings not only deep expertiseโ€”from her specialized training in couples therapy to her holistic, person-centered approachโ€”but also genuine heart to her practice. She believes in the power of partnership, honors each personโ€™s unique journey, and creates a safe, judgment-free space where healing and growth can flourish.

Whether sheโ€™s helping individuals navigate anxiety, depression, or trauma, guiding couples back to connection, Caitlin does it all with compassion and a warm smile.

๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐‚๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐งโ€”thank you for bringing your light, skill, and heart to our community every single day. Happy 3-year anniversary! ๐ŸŒŸ

๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ' ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค - the second Friday in January when most people drop their New Year's resolutions...
02/03/2026

๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ' ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค - the second Friday in January when most people drop their New Year's resolutions.

That got me thinking about what actually helps goals stick. One of the most useful ideas comes from recovery circles:
โ€œ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ.โ€

Our daily environmentโ€”who we spend time with, where we go, what we doโ€”profoundly shapes our progress.

If youโ€™re working toward something meaningful this yearโ€”better health, career growth, stronger relationshipsโ€”look beyond the goal itself. Look around you.

Ask yourself:
โœ… ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก?
โœ… ๐ƒ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ˆ ๐ ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ˆ ๐๐จ ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž?

Small shifts in your surroundings can make all the difference.

๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ“ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ, ๐‡๐จ๐ฉ๐ž & ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ This month marks a milestone that fills my heart with profound gratitude: ...
02/02/2026

๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ“ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ, ๐‡๐จ๐ฉ๐ž & ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 

This month marks a milestone that fills my heart with profound gratitude: ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ“ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฅ๐.

Five years of sharing space with the most courageous people I knowโ€”the ones who choose to walk through our doors, bravely seeking comfort, hope, and healing. To every client who has trusted us with your story, your struggles, and your growth: thank you. You're the reason we're here.

I recently heard a beautiful definition of encouragement: that it means โ€œ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ž.โ€ That's what you've allowed us to do, and in turn, you have deposited so much purpose and meaning into our lives. You've taught us about resilience, depth, and the quiet power of showing up.

As we step into this new monthโ€”and into our next chapterโ€”we renew our heartfelt commitment:

๐Ÿ’™To ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.
๐Ÿ’™To ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ, enhancing the quality of care we provide.
๐Ÿ’™To foster a true ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ , where you feel safe, seen, and valued.
๐Ÿ’™ To keep ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ, so this remains a space of genuine connection.

Thank you for letting us be a part of your journey. Hereโ€™s to continuing to walk alongside you, depositing strength, and building a community rooted in kindness and healing.

๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ A huge shout out to the incredible ๐ŸŽบ ๐‡๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ง๐ as the...
01/30/2026

๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ

A huge shout out to the incredible ๐ŸŽบ ๐‡๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ง๐ as they compete in the Philadelphia Mummers String Band Associationโ€™s โ€˜2026 String Band Spectacularโ€™ ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐Ÿ ๐๐Œ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐œ!

Led by their amazing captain, Dr. Kelliann Gallagher, the crew are bringing their A-game: vibrant costumes, spectacular music, and infectious energy straight to the judges and the crowd.

Trust us, you don't want to miss this iconic Philly tradition!

After the New Yearโ€™s Day performance was rescheduled, they now get to shine on this amazing stage. ๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ ๐จ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง - ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ . โœจ

Journaling is a great way to get the swirling thoughts out of your mind and onto paper to clear out the mental clutter. ...
01/28/2026

Journaling is a great way to get the swirling thoughts out of your mind and onto paper to clear out the mental clutter.
Try it!

โœ’๏ธ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐€ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐

๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ

Think of a "rule" or "should" that you inherited that you could question.

Perhaps you feel that its outdated or doesn't really fit with your world view. It can be something you heard from your parents or family growing up, something that was considered part of your culture, or generally accepted by your friend group, or pop culture.

๐–๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ ๐ž.

Examine it. Question it. Explore it. See what comes up.
What have you learned since?
Why is it no longer relevant to you?

Remember: Spelling, grammar, and neatness donโ€™t matter. This is for your eyes only.

๐€๐ฌ ๐š ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐š๐ฌ๐ค ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ˆ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ฒ "๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ" ๐ˆ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ.The truth? ๐˜๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ˆ...
01/27/2026

๐€๐ฌ ๐š ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐š๐ฌ๐ค ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ˆ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ฒ "๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ" ๐ˆ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ.

The truth? ๐˜๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ˆ ๐š๐›๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ. And it's one of the simplest tools available: journaling.

But this isn't just about venting your feelings onto a page. Neuroscience reveals that the physical act of handwriting, especially about our experiences, creates powerful, positive changes in the brain:

๐Ÿง  ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ: The focused, slow process of writing by hand engages motor skills and thought in a way typing doesn't, strengthening connections in the brain related to memory and understanding.

๐Ÿง  ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐“๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง: Writing about stressful events helps organize chaotic thoughts. This activity engages the language-processing part of our brain (Broca's area). By putting feelings into words, we can actually dial down the alarm signal from our fear center (the amygdala), helping us process rather than just react.

๐Ÿง  ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž: Getting thoughts out of your swirling mind and onto paper literally clears mental clutter. This "externalization" can reduce overthinking and free up bandwidth for calm and problem-solving.

Itโ€™s less about writing perfectly and more about the process of connecting your hand, your heart, and your head.

Have you ever tried journaling during a tough time? What did you notice? โœ๏ธ

๐ˆ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ:Can you forgive yourself for the things you did when you didn't know any better?We often judge...
01/22/2026

๐ˆ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ:

Can you forgive yourself for the things you did when you didn't know any better?

We often judge our past selves harshly, from the perspective of where we are now - with the wisdom and awareness we gained along the way.

๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ง.

That decision you regret? That relationship you stayed in for too long? The way you coped in a crisis?

You were functioning with the tools, knowledge and emotional capacity you had at that time. You were doing the best you could with what you had.

Holding onto shame for past actions doesn't change the past. It only burdens your present. Remember, self-forgiveness isn't about excusing behavior.
But it ๐ˆ๐’ about releasing the permanent condemnation of someone who was learning, surviving, and doing their level best with the knowledge they had.

It's the act of saying:
"I see that differently now.
๐ˆ'๐ฏ๐ž ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง.
๐€๐ง๐ ๐ˆ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ."

Actually, this is often some of the deepest, most transformative work we do in therapy.

๐’๐จ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ?

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