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Cause I Got Issues

July 16, 2018 by not your average mom 2 Comments

Every Monday at 1:00 I go to therapy with my husband. We have been seeing the same therapist for over a year now. Since we normally go during the school day, the kids are never around when it’s time to go. Now that it’s summer and the kids are home all the time — ALL […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: destigmatizing mental illness, marriage counseling, mental health, mental illness, therapists, therapy

Change needs to start at the bottom.

September 10, 2016 by not your average mom 6 Comments

Last week I was nominated to do the #22Kill push-up challenge. If you are involved in any form of social media, chances are high that you know what it is. I had seen in floating around Facebook. I’ve seen many of my friends doing push-ups. I knew the campaign was to bring awareness to the fact […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: depression, mental illness, PTSD, therapists, therapy

What I learned in therapy yesterday (and 52 things you can do to improve the quality of your marriage)

August 2, 2016 by not your average mom 3 Comments

Last night my husband and I went to see a new marriage therapist. Or couples counselor. Or whatever you want to call it. We are approaching twelve years of marriage, and this is the fourth therapist we have seen. Our first therapist was a super nice lady. We liked her. But we both liked her […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: counselor, Father's Day, husband, improving your marriage, marriage, marriage therapists, therapist, therapists, therapy

It’s time to treat the relationship.

April 29, 2014 by not your average mom 7 Comments

I have written about my thoughts on marriage before. You can read them here. If you don’t have time to read that, here are the cliff notes: Marriage is really fucking hard. And that’s when things are going pretty well. You know we are going through a very difficult time financially. That doesn’t make marriage any easier. Throw seven […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: imago therapy, marriage, therapists, therapy

There’s something about Magda.

January 13, 2014 by not your average mom 6 Comments

I’ve seen lots of therapists. LOTS of them. Most of them have sucked. Which is why I’ve seen so many. It’s an endless cycle. You have a meltdown. You need someone to talk to. You find a therapist. You spend two or three sessions explaining your situation and unloading all your shit onto this person. […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: finding a therapist, therapists, there's something about Mary

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