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This blog is where I share professional insights, personal reflections, and practical ideas gathered from my clinical experience. I offer these thoughts in the hope they might help you on your own path to healing and growth.

Important Notes & Disclaimer

This is NOT Medical Advice: The content shared here is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for personalized medical consultation. Always discuss your specific situation and treatment with your individual healthcare provider.
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Vitamins and Minerals for Mental Health

When we think about mental health, we often focus on therapy, medications, and lifestyle changes. But there’s another foundational piece that’s sometimes overlooked: nutrition . Vitamins and minerals are essential for countless bodily functions, and without them, disease can develop—including conditions that directly affect mood, memory, and cognition. Deficiencies and Mental Health Conditions Several vitamin and mineral deficiencies are well known to impact mental health. Vi

6 days ago

Healing Trauma: Weaving a Tapestry of Resilience and Growth

Healing trauma is not a simple, one-step process. It unfolds over time, shaped by many layers of experience and care. Instead of trying to erase or hide the pain, healing means learning to live with it in a way that feels natural, and gives you strength. This process is like weaving threads of your traumatic experiences into the fabric of your everyday life. The result is not perfect or neat, but it is real and beautiful in it's complexity and strength. Weaving threads of tra

Jan 20

From Busy to Balanced: A Simple Tool for Intentional Living

This time of year—or any season when you’re craving change—is a natural moment to pause. Perhaps you’re entering a major transition, feeling stuck in a rut, or simply wondering where your days go. While we often set big goals for our careers or health, a truly meaningful life requires more than just progress in one or two areas. It requires space . Space for the simple needs of life including chores, hobbies, connection, and rest. The challenge is that change can feel overwhe

Jan 16

Gene Testing for Mental Health: Comparing GeneSight and Genomind

Personalized medicine is rapidly changing how we approach mental health treatment. One of the most exciting tools in psychiatry is pharmacogenomic testing—tests that look at your DNA to help guide medication choices. Two of the most widely used companies in the U.S. are GeneSight and Genomind . Both examine genes related to psychiatric medication response, and both provide reports to guide prescribing. But they differ in price, breadth of testing, and the number of genes ana

Jan 9