The Tunnel of Grief
The culture I live in does not support grief well. We do a lot to avoid feeling sad. We get busy. We rapid fire stimulate our brains. We...
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Trauma: My Kids are Me
My third kid came out a lot like me. He had high energy, was generally very happy, and did NOT like being told no. From very early he was...
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The Risk of Healing
When I first started my job as a counselor I was incredibly optimistic. I thought I could help every person who walked into my office. I...
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What Do I Have to Give? Treating Depression Through Giving
One of the trickiest elements of depression is the tendancy to start to believe that we have nothing to give. Depression causes us to...
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Getting Got
Have you ever met someone you felt like almost immediately "got" you? It's an odd feeling, right? Like they somehow knew you before they...
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Remember
Even though Memorial Day was started in rememberance of specifically US veterans, it's also a great reminder to honor all those who have...
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Why Emotional Health Is Important & How It’s Different than Mental Health
Mental health appears to be a hot cultural topic these days, but sometimes emotional health isn’t given quite the credence it deserves....
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Why Am I Numb? The Effects of Emotional Neglect
You fall off your bike. You cry. You bleed. Your parent hears you, patches you up, and sends you back out into the world. But the next...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Oct 2, 2023
No Really, It's Trauma
Doing EMDR work regularly now, I am realizing how many people prevent themselves from healing simply by refusing to recognize that their...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Aug 14, 2023
9 Tips to Prepare for a Healthy Marriage
So you’ve picked a phenomenal person to tie the knot with. You want a healthy marriage. You want your union to last. You want to honor...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Aug 7, 2023
Trauma
I attended an EMDR training over the last month and have been blown away by the effectiveness of the trauma-focused psychotherapy I've...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Jul 24, 2023
We're All Immature: Ideas for Personal Goals
Can we be graceful with our immaturity? All of us... in different ways. If we could wrap our heads around the fact that being a human...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Dec 5, 2022
Face It
Some of the most strong willed people I know operate their lives as if nothing is certain unless you test it out first. They are...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Sep 26, 2022
Insurance Mess
One of the ugliest things I've learned in fifteen years in the counseling business is that I cannot trust insurance companies to do the...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Sep 19, 2022
Meds or No?
Many clients who come to see me are curious about whether or not they should "get on something" to manage the symptoms they're...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Aug 29, 2022
Grape Bubble Gum
It was a chill night with good food and fun people. Then suddenly someone was yelling. There were obscure accusations. Wild threatening....
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Aug 1, 2022
Marriage Knots
It's funny to me that we colloquially refer to marriage as "tying the knot" because often that's exactly what I feel like I'm trying to...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Nov 15, 2021
Friends with Clients
Sometimes my clients turn out to be people I really like. I think things like, "Man, it would be fun to go out for a beer with you..." or...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Jul 18, 2021
Professional - Fully Human?
What does it mean to be professional? Google says, professional (adj). - engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Jul 11, 2021
Bad Weeks
Some weeks I trudge through a desert, but don't make any headway. My kids are still not acting like responsible adults. My husband and I...
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