“Does this make me crazy?”

Here’s a rendering of the new art I’m considering adding to my counseling office. (Kidding.)

“You’re not crazy.”
It’s the sentence I say most often in therapy, and sometimes, the hardest one for clients to believe.

In this essay, I reflect on why so many of us (especially women, and anyone who’s lived through grief, trauma, or infertility) come to fear that our emotions make us “too much” or “irrational.” From religious trauma to reproductive loss, I explore how the brain and body respond to pain, and why our reactions are not signs of brokenness, but evidence of a nervous system doing its best to protect us.

I also share a few stories from the therapy room (and from my own life) about what it means to unlearn the word crazy - to replace it with language that’s compassionate, curious, and rooted in self-trust.

Read the full essay on Substack!

If you’d like to learn more about my counseling approach or how I support clients through trauma and reproductive loss, visit the About Me page.