Shadow Work Journaling: 20 Prompts to Uncover Your Hidden Self
Share the Post: A Word Before You Begin Shadow work is not about digging for wounds to wallow in. It’s about developing a relationship with the parts of yourself you’ve been taught to hide, suppress, or deny — and doing so with curiosity and compassion rather than judgment or shame. Go slowly. If a prompt […]
What Is Astropsychology? How Astrology Can Support Your Mental Health
Share the Post: Astrology Meets Psychology If you’ve ever read your birth chart and felt a strange shock of recognition — like it was describing something true about you that you’d never quite put into words — you’ve touched the edge of what astropsychology explores. Astropsychology is a depth-oriented approach that uses the natal chart […]
What Is Shadow Work? A Therapist’s Guide to Getting Started
Share the Post: Shadow work has exploded across TikTok, Instagram, and the self-help world — but most of what’s out there barely scratches the surface. Here’s what it actually means, where it comes from, and how to do it safely and effectively. The Origin of the Shadow The concept of the shadow comes from Swiss […]
People-Pleasing Isn’t a Personality Trait — It’s a Trauma Response
Share the Post: You say yes before you even think about whether you mean it. You over-apologize, shrink in conflict, and feel vaguely guilty any time you put yourself first. You’ve been called ‘too nice’ your whole life — but lately, something feels off. This post is for you. What Even Is People-Pleasing? Most of […]
Mirror Mirror On My Therapist Wall: Abigail and Amelia
Share the Post: Mental Health Lessons from Abigail and Amelia: The Unsung Sisters of Self-Worth in The Aristocats When people think of The Aristocats, they usually remember Duchess, the elegant feline matriarch, or Thomas O’Malley, the smooth-talking alley cat. But let’s take a moment to spotlight two of Disney’s most underrated icons: Abigail and Amelia […]
Mirror Mirror On My Therapist Wall: Captain Hook
Share the Post: Captain Hook: The Mental Health Icon We Never Expected Let’s be honest: Captain Hook has always been misunderstood. He’s usually cast as the flamboyant villain in Disney’s Peter Pan—obsessed with revenge, terrified of ticking clocks, and relentlessly pursuing a flying child in tights. But what if Hook isn’t just the “bad guy”? […]
Mirror Mirror On My Therapist Wall: Ursula
Share the Post: Ursula, the Sea Witch, and the Silencing of the Self: A Mental Health Deep Dive You might know her as the villainous sea witch from The Little Mermaid—all tentacles, lipstick, and sass. But what if I told you that Ursula is more than just a misunderstood villain? What if she’s actually a […]
The Inner Critic Book Club: Liam and Violet
Share the Post: The Beautiful Ghosts of Friendship: Violet and Liam in Fourth Wing In the chaos of dragons, danger, and emerging romance, one of the most emotionally resonant relationships in Fourth Wing is not between lovers—but between friends. Violet’s bond with Liam is profoundly platonic, yet deeply transformative. In a genre where romantic tension […]
Mirror Mirror On My Therapist Wall: Hades
Share the Post: 🔥 “Name’s Hades. Lord of the Dead. Hi, how ya doin’?” A Mental Health Deep Dive into Rejection, Rage & Restless Identity Ah, Hades. The fast-talking, shade-throwing, flame-haired god from Hercules. On the surface, he’s a comedic villain with a penchant for fire and flair. But underneath that glow-up (literally), Hades is […]
The Inner Critic Book Club: Haunting Adeline Tarot, Trauma, and the Shadow Self
Share the Post: Tarot, Trauma, and the Shadow Self: Healing Through Haunting and Hunting Adeline “The monsters aren’t just under the bed—they’re inside us.” If you’ve read H.D. Carlton’s Haunting Adeline and Hunting Adeline, you know this truth intimately. These books aren’t just dark—they’re emotionally brutal, psychologically raw, and painfully honest. They take you into […]