How well do you remember your past? Our memories form our narratives, whether they are accurate or not. We may recall certain sights, smells and/or sensations that trigger a memory, and in an instan...

The first time I got my parents into therapy, I was still a student in grad school. I had started going myself, and realized fairly quickly (as one does) that the rest of my family needed it too. I fi...

Current-day South Asian beliefs around career, marriage, and financial status may have underpinnings in long-ago adverse events.

I know, I know, it’s a new year and there’s a blank canvas waiting for you to fill it up with your plans and goals for the next 12 months. Except I’m here to tell you to pause and reflect on the follo...

The Biden administration is withholding funds from the Climate Justice Alliance, a federal grantee that has spoken out about Palestine.

In my previous post on Internal Family Systems, I described the main tenants of this theory developed by Richard Schwartz and how there are three main parts (Managers, Firefighters, and Exiles) that...

“Do you think I should stop talking to my parents?” In all my years providing therapy, this question has come up again and again without fail, and I will give you the same answer I give everyone: I...

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“Parts are little inner beings who are trying their best to keep you safe.” ― Richard C. Schwartz, No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model In...

“There is no perfect partner. What makes a partner right for you is a shared willingness to create a secure relationship. If you both are willing to go all in together, you are “perfect” for each othe...