Marriage therapists work predominantly with people who didn’t grow up in a healthy family or home. As a result, many of our clients don’t even know what healthy relationship looks like. Here I’ll list some of the ingredients that are necessary for creating a satisfying and long-lasting marriage. 1. Love and commitment to marriage The…
Text or call a friend or loved one whom you haven’t spoken to in a while Sometimes we become so overwhelmed with the business of our lives, especially in certain seasons, that we put connection with others who don’t cross our day to day paths, on the back burner. Shooting off a quick text or…
This is a MHM guest blog post by Lauren Santerre (Sacred Spaces by Lauren) 1) Decide on Your “Ambience.” Maybe this seems second-nature to you, but I will tell you that I have been in some therapist’s office that looked like a tornado had recently blown through their space. When thinking about how to set…
As a child, I spent many afternoons replaying the same two vinyl records on the dusty gramophone that sat shoved into the corner of my first home’s den. There weren’t many options, so I switched back and forth between One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eater and Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot…
We occasionally spotlight therapists on Mental Health Match. Nirmeen Valiani is a Houston therapist specializing in social and performance anxiety, stress management, parenting, and multicultural issues. She often uses mindfulness to help entrepreneurs and working moms explore ways to keep work-life balance. View Nirmeen’s profile here. Where do you go to find peace in Houston?…