Dating as a Christian can be such a struggle, can’t it? But while the dating world can feel complicated and frustrating, we also know it doesn’t have to stay that way.

Friends, I am sooo excited to announce that I will be a speaker for the Heart of Dating Conference: An Online Event on July 25th!

If you’re considering teletherapy (online therapy) and feeling a little anxious about your first session, you’re not alone - this is very normal!To ease your nerves and help you make the most out of your experience, I have provided some of my top tips for your first teletherapy session.

What does it look like to remain logical, aware, and vigilant when facing an epidemic like the Coronavirus? And how do you maintain an appropriate amount of concern without getting consumed by fear? A brief look into the science of fear and anxiety may prove helpful.

Friends, I am incredibly excited to share with you that I will be speaking at the Bansko Nomadfest June 29-July 5th in Bansko, Bulgaria. For one week 500+ nomads, remote workers and freelancers will take over a beautiful village in Bulgaria to come together in celebration of what‘s great about location independence.

Everyone knows that relationships (finding them, keeping them, thriving in them) can be complicated.

There is one relationship you have 100% control over and it happens to be the most important one you can have: your relationship with gratitude.

Recently I got to sit down with Jasmine Bina from the Unseen Unknown Podcast about social media trends, branding, and therapists and mental health on Instagram. She asked some INCREDIBLY thoughtful questions which led to what I think is one of the most interesting conversations I’ve had in ages!

Some of the main reasons resolutions fail are that they are too vague, too intimidating, or not based on a time-frame.

If you don’t want that statistic to be your future, here are 10 tips to help you set goals for the year that are more likely to succeed:

1. BE SPECIFIC. The more specific you can make your goal, the better. Don’t say “Work out more” say “I’ll run on the treadmill for 20 minutes twice a week.”

Friends, I can’t tell you how excited I am to share that the mini-documentary on Digital Nomads living in Lisbon is finally here!! But honestly, much more than my participation in it, the cinematography of Lisbon is absolutely STUNNING, and you get to hear stories from 3 digital nomads with very different perspectives of why they relocated here.

In this episode you can listen to below, I share how I took Marie Kondo’s methods (aka the #KonMari method) and applied them to mental well-being. I hope you find these techniques helpful - reach out and let me know or leave a comment below!

I had such a great time sitting down with my friend Dr. Cassidy Freitas on the Holding Space Podcast sharing about two things I’ve VERY passionate about - teletherapy (online therapy) and traveling full time as a digital nomad. In case you were wondering, being able to work and travel full time is a pretty sweet gig, so I share a lot of my tips for how to do this.

I had the pleasure of connecting with my dear friend Dr. Marie Fang from Private Practice Skills, who is an incredible supportive business coach for therapists in private practice.

We had some real talk about how therapists can use Instagram to market their practice. She also made a REALLY helpful video that goes over what we discussed. If you are a therapist and you haven’t checked out her youtube account, you are missing out!

From breakups, to losing a loved one, we all experience grief and loss.

In this conversation, Brittney and I get REAL, and very vulnerable. I share about losing a loved one to suicide 10 years ago, and what my process of coping and recovery looked like. I also share my experiences working with clients dealing with the different types of grief and what to expect in your own grief process. Most importantly, we talk about ways to heal from loss and the hope that is available even in the midst of grief.

When you are a private practice therapist, there is no HR department, there are no sick days, and there is no paid vacation. The latter is part of the big reason I was motivated to explore options to practice remotely. I love to travel, and I felt like vacationing as a private practice psychologist was always a double edged sword.

The experience of traveling the world for an extended period of time is the adventure of a lifetime few are fortunate enough to experience. But what happens when you come home?

The practice of telemental health (therapy conducted over the internet via encrypted video conferencing) has exploded over the past 5 years. It’s radically increased the accessibility of mental health and has changed the landscape of mental health practice for good. I’m convinced that telehealth is good for clients and therapists alike.

Suicide prevention means a lot to me. I lost my own brother to suicide nearly a decade ago. It was the most painful experience of my life and the pain of loss is a something that you get used to but it never really goes away. You can believe me when I say I never want someone to experience the pain of losing someone in their lives to suicide.

Today is World #SuicidePreventionDay and this week is #SuicidePreventionWeek. Almost 10 years ago I lost my brother who took his own life. It was the most painful experience of my life. Gratefully, I was surrounded by friends and family and lots of love which helped me cope. Like many who have lost someone too soon, grieving is an ongoing process for me. My way of coping is channeling my energy on making sure people know that they matter.

We break a bone, we go to the doctors. Why is it SO DIFFERENT when we have a broken heart or an ailing mind?