To excel as a creative, you have to go inward. Rarely is art worth creating made when you ignore the emotions that your creativity can help you release.

#TherapistTwitter What do we have to do to support employers in giving their staff time off during the day to come to therapy? It's only so many hours ya girl can work at night seeing clients.

When you define yourself as a creative, I hope that it is a reflection of the joy being creative brings more than what your creativity gives to others.

Healthcare providers: Get your good faith estimates together. Have a referral list. None of us are exempt from such.

Everyday B

Hello August, Let’s Create Resolve

I live in a neighborhood bordering the forest they’re destroying to try and build #copcity. Today, a man was having a mental health crisis in the middle of an intersection. A neighbor posted an urgent “HELP” call to our Facebook group. She couldn’t get through to 911 or 311.

While it is not a modality that I practice, I'm finding that CBT can be very invalidating of some people's emotional state in trying to get them to change their thoughts. What say you?

Actual things insurance companies do to therapists: "Ooh sorry, this note doesn't contain information on how the client is progressing on [one very specific treatment goal], so we aren't going to pay you for the session you did." "We decided we were paying you too much in 2021,

There are people who have left my office thinking I'm a great therapist. And there are others who have left thinking I'm a bit shit. Both perspectives are true. No matter what, I cannot be a great therapist for everyone - it's just not possible. I do try though.

@thegmichelle I created a wellness cookbook called A Palate For Love! It has recipes & wellness exercises in it. I’ve also created a line of handmade glass cups sankofamftnyc.myshopify.com

@thegmichelle One of my internet friends Dr. Amber Thornton wrote a book on the parent’s guide to Self Regulation amzn.to/4f8MK70

this is stupid. why are therapists held to the same ethical, moral, and compliance standards as physicians but expected to work for significantly less?

I hope that more people who experience this become very loud about this type of emotional abuse (manipulation through lying is just that... abuse). We can no longer normalize this behavior and perpetuate traumatic cycles. Save yourself and be your sister's {people's} keeper.

Before we run to judge people who “aren’t doing enough to heal” I want to remind us all that while trauma is FREE and available to ANYone, healing is expensive AF, and not accessible to all. -Dr. Jen

Someone could be going through their darkest time in life. Then they see a film, listen to a song, read a book, hear a comedy routine, or see a painting & suddenly in their darkness appears a light. I don’t care how hard the business is don’t give up on your art! It holds power

If Issa Rae didn’t create a low budget web series with her friends, HBO would’ve never seen her talent enough to cut her a deal. Make your art. Put it out. Just do it.