A guide to self compassion for perfectionists, people-pleasers, and overthinkers
I’m a licensed mental health therapist (LMFT) and an artist. I write about self care topics that come up the most at my job. I draw comics about these topics because it makes more sense to me that way. I write and draw these things because I hope it will be helpful to people, and perhaps, I’ll get better at following my own advice too.
When protests first emerged across the country after George Floyd’s death, my brain started thinking a mile a minute. What do I do? What can I do? How can I help? What will feel like ‘enough’? During the first week of sitting with the anguish felt across the country, I did a lot of soul … More Grieving and Self Care for Activists and Allies
I created a new saying with my husband to communicate when I’m so busy my head’s about to explode. It happened by accident. He came home from work on a seemingly normal day and asked me a simple question, not knowing that I had spent the whole day putting out fires with the sweat and … More 10 Mindful Exercises for Busy People
As an overthinker and perfectionist, sometimes I get into what I think is a productive flow: I’m getting a billion things done, and quickly. I’m multitasking the crap out of everything. Even when I’m stuck with having to focus my actions on one task, at least my mind is multitasking; I’m creating more to-do items … More What Mindfulness Is and Why It’s So Awesome
The Overthinking Brain 