Therapy for Women
Anywhere in Alliston, Ontario, Canada.
It’s “selfish” to put you first…what?!
Just keep it together.
Just put a smile on.
Don’t rock the boat.
Don’t make other people uncomfortable.
Make sure everyone else is ok and happy.
It’s selfish to put YOU first.
Ummm can we jump in here real quick?
Where and why did we learn all of this? And how’s it working out for us?
Well it’s not.
It weighs like a ton of bricks that we carry around all day, creating a life that feels far from balanced, lonely, and just hard.
Whether it’s through the sexual trauma from age seven that you kept a secret, the on and off abusive-on-so-many-levels-relationship you’re in now, or the world you’re trying to keep running smoothly around you (superwoman cape in hand at all times)...it’s all heavy.
And we just keep on keeping on, don’t we?
You do everything, for everyone (and their mothers) all day long, and yes, you’re nailing it.
You do the best you can holding it all up, running the world, and keeping it all together.
And at the same time, you can’t help but feel like one small movement is going to be the wrong block in Jenga, and it’s all going to come crashing down.
“It’s ok that we are struggling. We can’t do it all, ALL the time, even though we are capable. We aren’t supposed to be this busy.”
— Emily MacIver
You can break and fall apart.
But guess what? You DO get to put you first. You do get to actually drink your coffee before going about everyone else’s needs in the day.
You do get to say “no” to Wendy who’s asking you to make muffins AND pies for the bake sale (even though she has no one else who can help).
You do get to have your kids cook dinner - (you’ve got the fire extinguisher on standby, and there’s gotta be a can of soup somewhere for back-up).
You do get to ask your partner to grab groceries, and throw a load of laundry in, even if they’ve had a 10 hour day (because you’ve had a 16 hour day).
You do get to say “no”, you do get to say “can you help”, you get to keep your sanity, keep yourself safe, and protect your own well-being.
You get to find balance.
You DO get to heal from the pain that’s happened to you in the past and in the present. You don’t have to keep it all together. You can break and fall apart and we are going to be right there with you.
And help you put the pieces back together to heal correctly this time. So you can live a little easier, a little less busting out of the seams, a little more balanced…
…and just free from it all.
And other people can pick-up the pieces that are theirs - that were always meant to be theirs.
Find that relief and balance.
Why choose us? Well, we just get it. We do. We are here not only understanding what you’re going through and feeling so much compassion for you…
We have expertise specifically with trauma, women’s issues, and effective healing techniques used in therapy to help you find that relief and balance.
Our goal is to work ourselves out of a job with you so you can get back to balance.
