If We Can Reverse Opiate Overdoses, Shouldn’t We?


As a therapist who works with a high-risk population with strong ties to recovery communities, I am intimately connected to the reality of the lethality of mental illness and addiction and am heartbreakingly aware that some families didn’t spend the holidays with their loved ones due to opiate overdose.In the same way that folks with bee allergies carry EpiPen, so should folks who misuse or deal opiates carry Narcan.

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Self-Care is not a Cupcake

I used to think of self-care as an indulgence of the “treat yo’self” variety. Self-care was a cupcake (or two), a pedicure, and a pajama day. After some grappling, I have come to understand the term “self-care” as referring to the activities and routines that must be done to maintain wellness.

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Should I do Therapy? (Hint: probably)

       There are a lot of seemingly legitimate excuses not to do therapy. And I’m not exempt from having these reservations despite being a therapist myself. The last time I found myself considering going back to therapy I had a thriving private practice, was newly married, and enjoyed an abundance of friends.

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