**Before discussing this topic in a blog, it is important to include a careful disclaimer. While there is growing scientific interest in psychedelics and their effects on mental health and emotional processing, this should NOT be interpreted as an endorsement of using illicit substances. Most promising research has occurred in tightly controlled clinical settings with medical screening, psychotherapy support, standardized dosing, and ongoing monitoring. Psychedelics also carr

In the first part of this series, I wrote about music, connection, and the ways certain experiences can reshape our implicit memory and nervous system. But, to really understand why those moments mattered so deeply to me, it helps to understand another core idea from Internal Family Systems: we are all made up of different “parts.” IFS suggests that the mind is not singular. Most of us experience this naturally, even if we do not think about it that way. One part of you wants

Music has always been more than background noise for me; it has been a place where something deeper shifts. I vividly remember in the 2010s being just a guy following jam bands up and down the East Coast, standing in crowds with my closest friends and feeling something I could not quite name at the time. Now, as a therapist, I understand those experiences through an Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed lens and how those experiences shaped my sense of self. What I understan

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is widely considered one of the most misunderstood mental health disorders . From people casually saying, “I’m so OCD about this,” to others describing it as one of the hardest disorders to treat, the mixed messages about OCD can make it hard to separate fact from fiction . Add to that the reality that many people have sought treatment for OCD and not experienced relief- often due to ineffective or mismatched interventions, and it makes s

DBT was developed in the 90s as one of the first truly effective interventions for people navigating Borderline Personality Disorder, and it has since been applied to many other diagnoses including ADHD, binge eating disorder, mood instability, and substance use disorders. And, it can be used for adolescents all the way through adulthood as well as in group therapy and/or individual therapy. How does it work for so many different diagnoses, struggles, and ages?

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