Letter to Myself
Watching a clip from the Huberman Lab yesterday inspired me to write a letter to myself five years from now. It was so powerful! Being...
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Out of Your Head
When I used to coach swimming, I learned there were two types of incredible athletes. The first was the hard worker. These humans showed...
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Sitting with Yourself
One of the hardest things I've had to do lately is to sit with myself. Amidst sadness, loneliness, frustration, and disappointment, where...
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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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The Art of Vulnerability: Finding the Risks Worth Taking
Last week I spent traveling, which is something I don't do often. My love of my home and my hatred of having to sit still for too long...
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Own Your Story
Humans are story telling creatures. We understand through story. Stories hold our attention. We tell ourselves stories all the time about...
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Kryptonite in the Desert
It's been a long time since I've seen Superman, but from what I remember he's an incredible dude with incredible superpowers except when...
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I Mean, Why? Why Not.
When I was in college, I decided to shave my head. I had always wondered what it felt like to actually be able to rub my own skull...
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Max: Finding Your Point of Exhaustion
If you've ever lifted weights, you know that every few weeks you find what's called your "max." To find your max, you warm up and then...
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A Poem About Shame
When we don’t look like the images we’re shown when we’ve never heard a story that sounds like our own the condemnation is heavy and the...
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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
Jan 30, 2023
Five Steps for Developing Your Voice
In learning to use one's voice, it's easy to think you're not making any progress. For anyone first discovering that they have real...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Jan 23, 2023
Burdens and Loads: Health in Community
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Each one should test their own actions. Then they can...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Dec 26, 2022
Write Your Story: One of the best ways to heal
I just finished Brandi Carlile's memoir Broken Horses and I loved it. It's well written, a bit dramatic (like her) and full of very human...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Nov 28, 2022
Good In, Bad Out
When trying to heal, humans beings need to develop two essential processes. Good In Bad Out Seems simple enough, but most of us struggle...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Jun 27, 2022
Objects
Sports have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I love to run, hit, jump, race, and beat my opponents. There's...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Jun 13, 2022
When I am Weak
This week I am heading to El Salvador on a mission trip with our church. It's with an organization called Filter of Hope, which...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Jun 6, 2022
Yourself is Good Enough
If I am this fragile just dropping my sweet girl off at camp for a month, what kind of sloppy mess will I be when I have to leave her at...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
May 30, 2022
A Woman's Voice
A few weekends ago a very close friend of mine, Carrie Tucker, graduated from seminary. We drove six hours through Dallas traffic chaos...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
Mar 28, 2022
Run Free
"If I knew that this run would make NO DIFFERENCE AT ALL in the shape and size of my body, would I still go?" I'm constantly battling...
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