Until the past few days, I was feeling both very detached about the news continuing to overwhelm my inbox, and simultaneously feeling afraid. Over the past 4...

When you think of troublemaking middle schoolers, you might picture them doing things like smoking or talking back to adults. When I was in the 6thgrade, whi...

Sometimes things come up in our relationships that we have to confront. This can be really heavy and scary, especially since most of us don’t enjoy conflict....

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

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 guests from out of town...

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 ones we wear every da...

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 disprove both of these ...

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 foot of the bed. I fel...

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 account. I wanted to find...

“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’m mad at them.” “I ...

“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 for a number of diffe...

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

“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 and heard - or not -...

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

By now, all of us have heard the term “self-care.” We may have even said it under our breath to ourselves while trying to schedule in time to go to the gym o...

Even though Los Angeles is as sunny as ever, the winter holidays are, in fact, upon us. This time of year, my social media feeds and inboxes are littered wit...

Feel weird? Out of place? Different? Well, you’re not alone. So many of us feel like we don’t belong, or like we’re outsiders looking in on a world where oth...

In the last two years, I’ve experienced what feels like recurring whiplash from the state of affairs in our country. The news continues to keep me reeling; a...

I recently noticed that when I go into the restroom in our office, out of the two available stalls, I always choose the one on the left. I never noticed this...

With the recent sudden and shocking suicides of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, there is a lot of talk around the power of reaching out to others and how it...