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You don't even know what you don't know. Often clients come into my office realizing that they're missing something in life, but they're...
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Are You an Emotional Adult?
What does it mean to grow up? Oftentimes clients in my office come to a realization that they are relating to the world as helpless...
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Forced or Chosen
Did you have to come to this party or did you get to? Did you have to work today or did you get to? Do you have to follow those rules or...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Dec 23, 2024
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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...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Sep 23, 2024
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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...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Aug 20, 2024
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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...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Jul 1, 2024
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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...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Jun 24, 2024
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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...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Jun 3, 2024
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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...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
May 27, 2024
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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....
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Feb 18, 2024
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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...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Jan 15, 2024
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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...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Oct 2, 2023
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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...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Aug 14, 2023
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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...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Aug 7, 2023
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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...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Jul 24, 2023
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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...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Dec 5, 2022
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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...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Sep 26, 2022
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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...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Sep 19, 2022
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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....
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Aug 29, 2022
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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...
Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Aug 1, 2022
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