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Sing with me… “Jingle bells, jingle bells! COVID smells, 2020 was a rotten egg. Oh, what fun it was to hide, all year, every day, EY!” Someone needs to get on creating a holiday jingle for 2020… This year will go down in the history books. Nothing about it was “normal.” Nothing felt simple or […]
When setting out to write about depression, I find myself apprehensive. This is not due to writer’s block, or to a lack of clinical information or personal experience in treating my clients that suffer from the disorder. I hesitate out of concern that I will not do those who have been diagnosed enough justice. I […]
I can trace my first introduction to the practice of Yoga back to the now defunct teen magazine called Jump: For Girls Who Dare To Be Real. Each edition had a page that highlighted a specific pose with a pleasant illustration, a description of how to practice the pose, and most importantly, how to cultivate […]
It is rare, if not impossible, to go through life unscathed by the more heartbreaking and challenging components of the human experience. In this blog, we interview psychotherapist Katie Llewellyn, a specialist in trauma counseling. During these times especially, we hope you can gain insight into your own pain as well as how to be […]
This year has been a wild ride. In early January, like many of us, I thought: “2020 doesn’t know what’s coming for her! A new decade, with new intentions, new goals, and new adventures”. Well, 2020 had other plans. When Covid hit, I found out that my partner, a physician, was needed on the frontlines […]
What is self-esteem? How do we get it? And most importantly, how do we maintain it? These questions lie at the heart of so many young people’s concerns as they look ahead and attempt not only to know who they are, but to like who they are. In my personal journey toward self-esteem, years of […]
We sat down with Lauren Maltsch to get to know more about her work as a therapist as well as her insights on self-esteem and sometimes, the struggles to get it and maintain it. What’s your definition of self-esteem? Self-esteem is our positive sense of self, and more specifically, it is the high appraisal of […]
In graduate school, I had the privilege of sitting across a holistic healing psychotherapist. Her philosophy was rooted in a body-centric and meditative modality, with guidance from ancient healing systems and contemporary neuroscience. I remember speaking to her about a difficult experience of mine—she urged me to rock back and forth. She wanted me to […]
Psychotherapist, Lindsey Arens, and registered dietitian, Mary Radovich, are Elle’s experts in treating eating disorders and developing a healthier self image. Learn more about eating disorders and how Lindsey and Mary have made it their life’s mission to combat them. How do you work in tandem with your clientele? And why is this best practice? […]
To be completely honest, this piece is hard for me to write. Grief is a complex subject. It is personal. Heavy. And crippling. Personally speaking, I feel the hardest part about grief is that it is rooted in love. Love, or longing, that feels like it has no place to go. Another person cannot claim […]