Why Your Brain Is Literally Addicted to New Experiences (And Why That’s Actually Good for You)
Feeling burned out or stuck in negative loops? Your brain may be craving novelty. Learn how new experiences increase dopamine, improve mood, and help break unhelpful emotional patterns—plus 5 simple ways to add novelty to your life starting today.
The Trauma Behind Overworking: What Your Productivity Might Be Hiding
Not all overachievers are driven by ambition. For many, overworking is a trauma response rooted in childhood emotional neglect or unmet needs. This blog explains how trauma hides beneath high performance—and how therapy helps you feel safe enough to rest.
Filling Your Cup(s)
Most of us have heard the phrase “glass half empty or half full”—but what if that metaphor is missing the point?
Signs of Workaholism That Don’t Look Like Overwork
Think workaholism is just about 80-hour weeks and never taking vacations? Think again. Many high-functioning professionals are caught in work addiction without realizing it—because their behavior doesn’t look like overwork.
When Your Brain Feels Like a Battleground: A Teen Guide to Understanding Anxiety
Anxiety isn’t just in your head—it shows up in your body, thoughts, and relationships. For many teens and young adults, it can feel like living inside a mental war zone. But those anxious parts of you aren’t broken—they’re trying to protect you. In this blog, Gabriel Gilbert Lurie, AMFT shares how therapy can help shift you out of survival mode, visualize anxiety in new ways, and reconnect with a sense of safety, support, and self-trust.
How to Find the Right Couples Therapist in Los Angeles + Free Guide
Finding a couples therapist in Los Angeles can be daunting. This guide helps you cut through the noise with expert-backed questions, red flags to avoid, and a free downloadable checklist—so you and your partner can feel confident in your next step toward connection.
Finding Relief from Anxiety: How EMDR Therapy Can Help
For those struggling with anxiety, EMDR therapy offers an evidence-based path to healing. Learn how it works — and how working with an Anxiety and EMDR Specialist in Hermosa Beach can help you find relief.
Better Than Any Antidepressant
Never ending bills. My contract’s ending soon. M is going to college soon. I don’t even want to think of the emotions that come with that right now. I’m getting old. I don’t want to die with regret.
High-Functioning. Still Hurting.
If you’re successful but still anxious, burnt out, or disconnected—you’re not broken. Many high-functioning adults grew up with hidden trauma they’ve never named. This blog explains why.
You Don’t Have to Be the Strong, Silent Type: A Note to Sensitive Teen Boys
You might not call yourself “sensitive.” And that word could even feel like an insult—like you have weak, fragile, or not man enough. People certainly use it that way all too much.