by Love Dialogos | Jul 11, 2026 | Blog
A client sits across from me describing, for the third session in a row, a symptom his physicians can’t explain. Chest tightness that isn’t cardiac. Stomach pain that isn’t gastrointestinal. A jaw he’s been told he clenches in his sleep so hard...
by Love Dialogos | Jul 11, 2026 | Blog
Flying Monkeys and the Smear Campaign: Recognizing the Architecture of Narcissistic Abuse A client tells me, early in our work together, that no one believes her. Not fully. Her friends have started giving her a certain look when she brings up her ex-partner — polite,...
by Love Dialogos | Jul 10, 2026 | Blog
When you’re a psychotherapist, you learn quickly that the people who most often end up in my office aren’t often “the problem.” They are “sin eaters” — a role with roots stretching back to the Old Testament scapegoat, the...
by Love Dialogos | Jul 8, 2026 | Blog
The Thing No One Will Say in the Room La Salles, or wherever you like. A couple across from me. They have been having the same argument for years, and it has worn a groove so deep that neither of them has to steer anymore — the car finds it on its own. The dishwasher....
by Love Dialogos | Jul 4, 2026 | Blog
Many people look for ways to bring mindfulness, deep self-awareness, and emotional balance into their personal therapy. However, it can be hard to know how to use these concepts practically without getting lost in vague spirituality or self-help platitudes.When done...
by Autistic Fruitcake | Feb 24, 2025 | Blog
Finding Love/Relational substance is the ticket. That’s after the honeymoon period/infatuation period. Typically 2-6 months. Subsequently you’ll know if you begin to notice the individual(s) perceived “flaws.” Whereas you never seemed to notice...
