Dr. B
What is happiness anyway?
I ask clients what they are hoping to achieve in therapy. Inevitably, many respond with "I just want to be happy." This, in and of...
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Dr. B
- Mar 20, 2022
- 2 min
Can I talk about religion with my therapist?
The short answer: YES. Now let’s delve into the longer answer. In my recent mad dash to be sure I have enough continuing education...
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Dr. B
- Dec 31, 2021
- 3 min
New year...same us...
I could have sworn I was just belting out the remix of Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas at the top of my lungs to an audience of...
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Dr. B
- Jun 25, 2021
- 2 min
Forgiveness…do we even need it?
I cannot count the number of times I’ve talked with clients about forgiveness. It seems like there is a societal ideal to absolve others...
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Dr. B
- Mar 26, 2021
- 3 min
Does your therapist have a therapist?
Yep, many of us do! We face similar challenges to those of our clients and we often need help understanding and exploring things. Despite...
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Dr. B
- Mar 25, 2021
- 2 min
It’s so hard to say goodbye...to your therapist
Every therapy journey has a beginning and an ending. The first session is one in which information is gathered and shared, goals are...
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Dr. B
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
#stopasianhate
My heart is heavy as I become more and more aware of the astronimical increase of anti-Asian rhetoric and violence. It was already bad...
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Dr. B
- Dec 25, 2020
- 2 min
Why I don’t make New Year’s resolutions
Here we are again at that time of year when we are drooling over Black Friday sales, celebrating various holidays, and starting to think...
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Dr. B
- Nov 20, 2020
- 3 min
Invite only!
Honestly, my clients know that I sometimes say off the wall things. Ok, more than sometimes. I like to use metaphors (like every dyed in...
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Dr. B
- Oct 3, 2020
- 3 min
Still working from home...
What a year this has been. And it’s not even over!! Honestly, there have been days I’ve woken up thinking “screw it, I wanna be a...
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Dr. B
- Jun 22, 2020
- 2 min
When White "allies" are silent...
Lately, I have been uniquely disappointed in many of my White colleagues who falsely presented themselves as advocates and allies for the...
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Dr. B
- Apr 17, 2020
- 2 min
I'm coping, you're coping, we're all coping!
When it comes to coping strategies, I am hesitant to rip them away from people; even if some would consider them "unhealthy" coping...
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Dr. B
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
Grieving During a Pandemic
Yesterday, I received a call to inform me that my paternal grandmother died. She was my last living grandparent and we had been planning...
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Dr. Rashanta Bledman
- Oct 14, 2019
- 2 min
Thoughts from Dr. B: I'm a Black woman and I'm terrified...
Last week, I found myself reacting to a colleague, after experiencing some microinvalidation. I yelled "You will NEVER know what it is...
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Dr. B
- Sep 15, 2019
- 2 min
What is normal anyway?
People who come to therapy often ask me if what they are doing or feeling is normal. I usually respond with a quintessential therapist...
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Dr. B
- Jun 27, 2019
- 2 min
What is a boundary and how do I get one?
We therapists use a lot of jargon and psychobabble. Inevitably, if you have worked with a therapist before, you get used to our little...
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Dr. B
- Apr 4, 2019
- 3 min
Are we there yet?
Many clients ask "How long does THIS take?" during a first session. If you have never seen a deer in headlights, ask me this question...
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Dr. Rashanta Bledman
- Mar 11, 2019
- 3 min
Thoughts from Dr. B: “Put some respeck on my name!!!” -Birdman, 2016
A dear colleague tagged me in an Instagram post recently. This colleague is actually my first ever clinical supervisor so, in essence,...
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Dr. B
- Dec 21, 2018
- 2 min
Home for the Holidays: Merry chrismahanukwanzakah
It’s that time of year...again. Time to go home for the holidays. Everyone’s experience is different, yet many can relate to the stress...
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Dr. Rashanta Bledman
- Nov 19, 2018
- 2 min
What's In A Name?
What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet That is a quote taken from Shakespeare's Romeo &...
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