Topic: therapy

Should You Break Up With Your Therapist?

You’ve had a good run. You have your memories, both good and bad, and if you recall hard enough, the good were probably more common than the bad. More »

Going To Therapy Makes Me Feel Like An A*shole

Sometimes it’s hard not to feel like a complete dick when there is so much real suffering in the world and you’ll probably have champagne for dinner again. More »

I’m No Longer F*cked Up, But I Still Go To Therapy. You Should, Too.

Iâ��m No Longer F*cked Up, But I Still Go To Therapy. You Should, Too.

Even though I’m into meditation, questioning life, and Buddhism, I’m pretty much the biggest asshole on the face of the planet. I’m the kind of person who does Bikram Hot Yoga and then lights up a cigarette the minute I’ve said Namaste. The kind of broad who has Buddha figurines all around her house, yet ends up using one to throw in a fit of rage. The kind of person who ends up having an anxiety attack whenever she tries to truly relax. You know, the kind of woman who has an Eastern mudra necklace that is supposed to ward off negativity, but sadly bought it from Lauren Conrad’s line at Kohls.

I mean, but at least I try. It’s also why therapists love me. I’m neurotic and I know it, but hey, I do TRY. More »

A Modern Girl’s Musings On Marriage: What Marriage Counselors Get Wrong (And Right)

when they do the insider scoop stories – you know, the “what your cleaning lady won’t tell you,” or “10 things to ask your hair dresser.”

So when they wrote a piece about 13 Things Your Marriage Counselor Won’t Tell You, I felt compelled to share with the ladies at TheGloss the post and my married-girl’s commentary on the juiciest bits. More »

Bullish Life: Sometimes It’s Best Just to Not Think About It

As an introvert, I sometimes have to explain to people that I do not want to drink coffee with them, because I can only drink so many cups of coffee in a day, and coffee is for both pleasure and … More »

Ghosts Of Boyfriends Past: The Abject Disaster

There are some relationships that don’t work out because of small incompatibilities: you want to settle down in different places, he hates your cat, she’s geographically undesirable. Then, there are relationships that don’t work out because they are complete, total, abject disasters, and that’s the kind I would like to tell you about today. More »

Why I Love Therapy: A Gallery

You can preface sentences with the phrase "my therapist thinks..." which lends much more gravitas to whatever you're about to say.

Surprisingly, your friends don't always want to hear about your same problems every week, for 50 minutes straight.

It gives you something to do every Monday.

Every now and then, you need to be reminded that your dog isn't the only person you can talk to.

As a freelancer, it's a reason to shower.

Ever since I was deposited in the office of my first psychiatrist as a teen, I’ve thought that every single person in the world could benefit from therapy. More »

5 Perks of Being a Dominatrix

Over at BUST.com, writer Emilie Branch interviews a friend who also happens to be a dominatrix. The interviewee — who isn’t identified by her real name — works at a dungeon in New York, where she’s been since she developed an interest in burlesque, which led to fetish, which led to porn, which led to domme-ing. More »

Dr. Drew, You and I Are So Over

For a long time, I was a big Dr. Drew fan. I watched Loveline and learned quite a bit about sexuality from his careful, openminded explanations. But the more famous Dr. Drew got, the more uneasy I felt. On Celebrity Rehab, he skirted the line of appropriateness several times, whether it was agreeing to televise therapy sessions (yes, they do have educational value, but they felt invasive), letting rehab patients get away with behavior that would have gotten them kicked out of any other facility (sneaking in guests, doing drugs, getting in fights), and barely concealing his crush on model Amber Smith. During the seasons of Celebrity Rehab and its sibling show Sex Rehab, I still managed to convince myself that Dr. Drew was still a good, well-intentioned guy despite all the ridiculousness. But it’s over. In the words of Sammi from Jersey Shore, I’m done. The final nail in the coffin? The Teen Mom season two finale special, which aired on Tuesday night. More »

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