by monicaborschel | Mar 25, 2020 | Family, Parenting, Psychology
The beauty of children is that they seem to be living in the moment. They really feel their feelings and go all-in with the present. The downside to this can be immense emotions that your child doesn’t know how to manage. Sometimes this can look like a temper...
by monicaborschel | Mar 18, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Trauma
Human babies need caregivers because they are born helpless. This first bond between caregiver and baby develops our attachment system, which is linked to our nervous system. We learn as babies and then toddlers how to get our needs met through others. As we grow...
by monicaborschel | Mar 11, 2020 | Marriage, Relationships
Cherise and Thomas When Cherise met Thomas, she thought that she had finally met the man of her dreams. He was intelligent and charming. After dating for three years, they decided to marry. It seemed as if everything was going smoothly until two years later after...
by monicaborschel | Mar 4, 2020 | EMDR
EMDR EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. In 1987, Francine Shapiro went for a walk. She noticed that as she was thinking about an upsetting memory, her eyes darted back and forth. After the spontaneous eye movements, the thoughts seemed to...
by monicaborschel | Feb 26, 2020 | Grief
Grief and Loss When Zoie lost her mom, she felt a deep void inside of her. She struggled to get out of bed in the morning. Her mother had been the one that she could always turn, too, when she was fighting or stressed. She couldn’t imagine holidays and...
by monicaborschel | Feb 19, 2020 | Meditation, Psychology, Stress
Joey As an intern in the emergency room, Joey was always on autopilot. He felt like he ran from room to room trying to manage crises, follow protocol, and stay out of the way of the doctors. He loved what he did, but he was always going. He didn’t have time to...
by monicaborschel | Feb 12, 2020 | EMDR, Trauma
Johnathon Johnathon was a high functioning hedge fund manager. He was successful and seemed to be doing well in his life except for in his relationships. As a child, his father would hit him, and he could never predict when the violence would occur. Whenever...
by monicaborschel | Feb 5, 2020 | Psychology, Self-Esteem
Angela often worried about what others thought of her. Was she pretty or smart enough? Criticism of any sort seemed to send her in a tailspin. At work, she compared herself to her colleagues and wanted to make sure that she outperformed them. She would stay at...
by monicaborschel | Jan 29, 2020 | Marriage, Relationships
Ken felt like he did everything in his relationship. He works long hours to provide enough money to support his family. When he comes home from work, his wife, Sherie, is out with her friends, at the gym or otherwise doing her own thing. Ken usually comes home...
by monicaborschel | Jan 22, 2020 | Psychology
For the most part, therapists want what is best for your mental health. This means that they have to challenge your negative thought processes and behaviours that are not working out for you and your relationships. They might ask you deeply personal questions that...
