These days, it can feel like the world is on fire, inside and out! From social justice movements to news of systemic inequities and community crises, many of us carry heavy emotions: grief, anger, fear, and just plain exhaustion. I’m writing this not just as a...
There is a quote from Carl Jung that really sticks with me: “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate.” What he is getting at is that so much of what shapes how we feel, and act happens below the surface, stuff we...
Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the recent flooding in Central Texas. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, grieving, or struggling to make sense of it all, please know you’re not alone. At Austin Family Counseling, we have trauma-trained therapists ready and...
Occasionally, I’ll have a person come into therapy and say something along the lines of, “Sometimes, I just feel like life is a little more intense for me than it is for other people.” The “intensity” of the human experience is something that is impossible to...
