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Sep 18
4 min

Do You Worry That You’re A Burden?: 5 Tips for Learning How to Accept Help

“I don’t want to bother anybody.” “I don’t want to be a burden.” “I should be able to do it myself.” We are currently experiencing many l...

Can I Tell My Therapist When They Get It Wrong? The Short Answer: Yes

Saba Harouni Lurie

Aug 20
5 min

Can I Tell My Therapist When They Get It Wrong? The Short Answer: Yes

I’m a therapist, but I’ve also been in and out of therapy since I was quite little. I’ve worked with some therapists that were helpful, s...

Calling Them In: Talking to Your Non-Black Parents about Anti-Black Racism

Saba Harouni Lurie

Jul 20
4 min

Calling Them In: Talking to Your Non-Black Parents about Anti-Black Racism

I wasn’t looking forward to Father’s Day this year. While I missed my father and planned to see him, I knew we would have to take additio...

Start Where You Are: The Lifelong Commitment to Being An Ally

Saba Harouni Lurie

Jun 8
4 min

Start Where You Are: The Lifelong Commitment to Being An Ally

I will be the first to admit that I have had to do some hard work recently, and that until the past couple of weeks, I was not always act...

Adapting Without Acclimating: Keeping Your Imagination Alive

Saba Harouni Lurie

May 14
3 min

Adapting Without Acclimating: Keeping Your Imagination Alive

I visited India in my early twenties. When I first got there, I didn’t think I would be able to handle it. I had never really traveled be...

What Do You Need? Getting Through (Another) Day in Social Isolation

Saba Harouni Lurie

Apr 10
4 min

What Do You Need? Getting Through (Another) Day in Social Isolation

How did you feel when you clicked on this article? Hopeful? Anxious? Overwhelmed? My email inbox and social media feeds have been full of...

Life in the Time of a Pandemic: How to Stay Sane while Keeping Safe

Saba Harouni Lurie

Mar 13
3 min

Life in the Time of a Pandemic: How to Stay Sane while Keeping Safe

Until the past few days, I was feeling both very detached about the news continuing to overwhelm my inbox, and simultaneously feeling afr...

To Touch and Be Touched: Physical Connection and Mental Health

Saba Harouni Lurie

Feb 17
3 min

To Touch and Be Touched: Physical Connection and Mental Health

When you think of troublemaking middle schoolers, you might picture them doing things like smoking or talking back to adults. When I was ...

When Your Emotions Are “Too Hot”: Preparing For Hard Conversations

Saba Harouni Lurie

Jan 15
3 min

When Your Emotions Are “Too Hot”: Preparing For Hard Conversations

Sometimes things come up in our relationships that we have to confront. This can be really heavy and scary, especially since most of us d...

Ending the Year with Confetti: Celebrating Our Wins

Saba Harouni Lurie

Dec 13, 2019
2 min

Ending the Year with Confetti: Celebrating Our Wins

I like to plan things and solve problems. These are great for a resume, but sometimes these attributes are surprisingly unhelpful. For ex...

Celebrating Thanksgiving with Your Child (or Inner Child)

Saba Harouni Lurie

Nov 15, 2019
2 min

Celebrating Thanksgiving with Your Child (or Inner Child)

The holidays bring up a lot of emotions for people of all ages. As adults, it can feel like a lot for us to coordinate travel or host gue...

Costumes and Masks: When Do You Get to Be the Real You?

Saba Harouni Lurie

Oct 17, 2019
3 min

Costumes and Masks: When Do You Get to Be the Real You?

As Halloween approaches, I’ve been thinking about costumes and masks. The ones we wear when we go to a costume party, yes, and also the o...

Saba Harouni Lurie

Sep 16, 2019
3 min

The S Word: Talking About Suicide

Because I’m a therapist, people often assume that I have it all together, or else that I’m a complete mess. I think (and hope) that I dis...

It's Not All in Your Head: Why Positive Thinking May Not Always Be the Answer

Saba Harouni Lurie

Aug 14, 2019
3 min

It's Not All in Your Head: Why Positive Thinking May Not Always Be the Answer

Recently, I woke up thirsty in the middle of the night, and when I was getting out of bed to get water, I somehow caught my leg on the fo...

Saba Harouni Lurie

Jul 4, 2019
3 min

Pride, Pride Everywhere

At the start of June, I began looking for a quote or an image that we could use to celebrate Pride on Take Root Therapy’s Instagram accou...

Stop Shoulding on Yourself: Living Free from Self-Judgment

Saba Harouni Lurie

Jun 3, 2019
4 min

Stop Shoulding on Yourself: Living Free from Self-Judgment

“I should really call my friend back.” “I should start doing yoga.” “I should want to spend time with my family.” “They should know why I...

Training Wheels for Unconditional Self-Love

Saba Harouni Lurie

Apr 30, 2019
3 min

Training Wheels for Unconditional Self-Love

“I want to get over this relationship," “I want to feel more confident,” “I want to make a change in my career.” Folks start up therapy f...

You're Worth it Too: Self-Care for Caregivers

Saba Harouni Lurie

Mar 31, 2019
2 min

You're Worth it Too: Self-Care for Caregivers

Self-care is exactly what it sounds like: caring for yourself. It sounds simple in theory, but in reality, sometimes caring for yourself ...

When They Just Get You:
The Importance of Feeling Seen

Saba Harouni Lurie

Feb 28, 2019
4 min

When They Just Get You: The Importance of Feeling Seen

“He just gets me.” “I see you.” “I hear what she’s saying.” Things we say about and to our loved ones often have to do with feeling seen ...

The Process of Change: Living Out Your January Resolutions

Saba Harouni Lurie

Jan 31, 2019
4 min

The Process of Change: Living Out Your January Resolutions

The first month of the new year can bring a burst of energy towards reframing or reorganizing our lives in specific ways. Often, this bur...

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