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Rewilding the Self in Therapy: Guiding Clients Back to Authenticity
The Therapist as Witness to the Wild Every therapist has seen it: the flicker of something untamed beneath a client’s carefully constructed surface. A spark in the eyes when they remember a childhood dream, the shift in posture when they admit a forbidden desire, the sudden tears that arrive not from the story being told,…
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Blazers, Boots, and Breaking Rules: Dressing for the Real You
I’ll never forget the day, back in 2015, when I sat across from a colleague, tasked with having the talk about their attire. They had chosen something colorful, expressive—something that clearly said them. But it didn’t align with the “dress code.” So there I was, an unwilling enforcer, stumbling over words I didn’t believe in,…
The Nerdie Therapist 