The Root Therapy NYC

06/07/2026

Sometimes we can lose ourselves in relationships because of the word “love”. We can be frequently told it by our support people and family members and stay in unhealthy relationships because we know we are loved. But love without action can be an anchor. It can keep us in a stagnant or unsupported place thinking we have what we’ve always wanted. But real love is not superficial. Real love requires us to see the other human and act. If we stop at the bare minimum of being just loved, we sell ourselves short of being shown love. Your partner, your family, and your support people can show love by being respectful, knowing you and your dreams and goals and supporting you in them, and understanding you, accepting you, and allowing you a safe space to be you. Communication is key. Improved communication can be taught and practiced. If you need help enhancing your loving relationships seek support today.

06/03/2026

Happy Pride Month!

05/25/2026

While holding space for those who lost their lives in service today, remember, grief is not a linear process. Each person’s relationship with grief may look different. There is no true timeline to resolve grief. It may help to acknowledge grief as a lifelong, new relationship with the loved one lost. At the beginning, the reality that there will ever be a next phase of your grief may feel impossible. Some days that will look like happy memories and some days it will feel like fresh loss even years later. We spend days like today honoring loss. Similarly, we can create traditions and ceremonies to honor the memory of our loved ones. May we honor today those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and hold space for those moving forward in their absence. You are not alone.

05/20/2026

Bert Hellinger, a prominent psychotherapist and the founder of Family Constellations, laid out the Order of Helping in which he provided the foundation for how to offer support with integrity and without burning out.

One of the first orders is that we only give what we have and only expect what we need. In this way, we are empowered to recognize our limits and acknowledge/identify our boundaries. It implies, as the old adage suggests, we must first fill our cup before we are able to fill others. We must receive or ask for help to the extent that we need it before we are able to offer with confidence and an altruistic desire the help another may need.

This is as crucial a lesson for professionals who offer clients support through therapeutic services as it is for everyday members of our communities. We can utilize supervision, consultation groups, or our own providers to ensure we can be fully present, nonjudgmental, and implementing healthy boundaries when we are providing our support to others.

To learn more about Hellinger and his Order of Helping see https://www.hellinger.com/en/family-constellation/

05/13/2026

Authenticity. Discovering and owning your truth is so powerful. We live in a world where being respectful and kind without safe boundaries can easily bleed into being a people pleaser or being taken advantage of. And in addition within the age of social media, we find ourselves performing for others sometimes making ourselves smaller to fit the boxes created for us. When we strive to meet the expectations of others or the unrealistic standards of a false narrative created by people selling something, we diminish ourselves and therein our potential for joy. Others may not be ok with who you are, they may not be able to swim in your depth, but maybe they weren’t meant for your path at this time. Living in authenticity enables you to expand to your full potential and acknowledge your worth. The people who recognize your value will be ready for the ocean.

05/10/2026

05/01/2026

Perspective is everything. So often we throw the baby out with the bath water, as they say. We lose out on the good in our day while we perseverate and amplify small negative moments of it. We corrupt what could have been salvageable by putting up blinders. Tomorrow begins a new month. Consider taking this transition as an opportunity to shift also. Shift perspective when you are feeling flooded. Pause. Breathe. Reflect. Allow whatever feelings you are experiencing to come, be felt, and then let them pass through you. Allow your mind to take a beat and assess if you can find gratitude or goodness outside of this moment and shift focus toward that. You may find that you had a bad fifteen minutes but actually had an okay day. Very few days are ever perfect, but if we look for the good, a lot of days have a little perfect in them. If you are looking for support learning to shift perspective and/or seeking gratitude and peace in the moment, we can support that growth. Let’s talk.

04/24/2026

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04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day from The Root Therapy family to yours. May we always remember that despite all of our differences, we are all part of the one global family too. No step is too little or too late to start protecting our home.

04/19/2026

So many metaphors can be extracted from nature. Some of the greatest value of ecotherapies and the integration of nature into your therapeutic regimen, is applying the lessons derived from these interactions to one’s life. You can scale this advice to meet your needs. Are we talking macro level overhaul of our environment - our physical surroundings, the humans we surround ourselves with, and the activities we involve ourselves in? Are you realizing your environment is not conducive to your flourishing? Or do we just need to apply it to a specific event? Maybe you are feeling anxious going to an event and you need to tweak some aspects of your environment - who you bring to support you, what you’re wearing to boost your confidence, or the music you listen to on the way there to get you in the right mindset. If the environment is not right, the flowers will not grow. Create or enhance your environment to support your blooming!