by beachcitiespsy | Jul 31, 2024 | General
Before I was a therapist, I was just someone sitting on another therapist’s couch trying to figure my life out. I had a career in film and tv, a seemingly loving husband, a beautiful daughter— and a sneaking suspicion that none of it was quite as it seemed. It...
by beachcitiespsy | Apr 4, 2022 | General
Yesterday was the one year anniversary of the day I fell and broke my face on a beautiful Spring morning. It was April 3, 2021. I went for a long run and about a mile and a half into it, my face slammed into the pavement. I don’t remember why I fell but my hands did...
by beachcitiespsy | Dec 8, 2021 | General
Recently, I was asked to contribute to an article about Intention setting. And that got me thinking about intentions and their value. I set intentions every year and find them transformative. But why? That’s what I have been thinking about and this is what I came up...
by beachcitiespsy | Jan 22, 2019 | General
Caterpillars must end their existence as caterpillars to become butterflies. Diamonds exist after intense heat and pressure. Flowers only bloom after the bud has broken open. Sometimes it takes moving through the darkness to create light. Our pain creates our story...
by beachcitiespsy | Jan 8, 2019 | General
Nearly a decade ago, I was considering a career change. I was a card carrying member of the WGA and had sporadic on-again-off-again work in film and television that was more off-again than on. While the idea of leaving a career that I loved so much terrified me, the...
by beachcitiespsy | Dec 26, 2018 | General
Every year, I sit down and set intentions for the year to come. Sometimes, they are specific and goal-oriented. Sometimes they are not. I have come to look forward to this exercise every year. The secret of setting intentions is this: you create the intention, you set...