Adding yoga to a therapy session can be a great complement to healing work. We store a lot of emotions in our bodies and yoga can help move and release physical energy as you do the cognitive work in therapy. Yoga is a valuable add-on to traditional talk therapy and can help amplify the benefits …
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Disenfranchised grief (Doka, 2002) is an experience of grief that is not validated or supported by the social world of the mourner. When we examine the experience of grieving in South Asian culture, it’s important to acknowledge that some individuals, families, and communities will grieve in silence, without support or affirmation. As a social worker …
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November is Men’s Health Awareness Month. In honor of this increasing awareness, I’m sharing what I learned during my time as a Men’s Trauma Therapist. Before pursuing my private practice full-time, I was working at a behavioral health program connected to a large hospital system. For years I worked with adolescents and women and during my last year and …
