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09/16/2026

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09/15/2026

Being the person who can handle everything can feel like a strength. And honestly, sometimes it is.

But when you’re always anticipating what needs to happen, managing everyone’s needs, keeping track of all the details, and trying to make sure nothing falls apart, it can start to feel like your job is to make everything okay for everyone.

And that is an impossible job.

In this month’s episode of The Overfunctioning Podcast, we’re talking about what happens when being capable turns into feeling responsible for everything and everyone around you.

Listen to the full episode on Spotify or watch on YouTube. Links below.

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09/10/2026

A reminder that while I have a cool podcast, a newsletter and a blog, I really really really enjoy doing therapy.

So schedule an appointment with me! I have a few openings coming up as some clients relocate.
MO & IL, adult women, virtual therapy, M-Th 11-5.

Progressive and Holistic Therapy in St Louis & online throughout Missouri & Illinois. Helping women who are silently suffering and stressed to find peace, freedom, and joy in life again. Send an email to get started today.

09/06/2026

You can be functioning, successful, getting everyone where they need to go, answering the emails, making the appointments, doing your job, keeping the house running, and still not be doing all that well.

I think a lot of us have this idea that therapy is for when things get really bad. Especially if you’re someone who is pretty good at figuring things out and getting s**t done.

But you don’t have to wait until you can’t handle it anymore.
Sometimes the question isn’t “Can I keep handling this?” It’s...

“Do I want to keep handling it like this?”

If you saw yourself somewhere in these slides, maybe it’s worth paying attention to that. And if you’re not quite ready to send the therapy email, this month’s episode of The Overfunctioning Podcast is all about how to know when it might be time for therapy. You can listen on Spotify or YouTube.

Which one hit a little too close to home? 😂

09/04/2026

You don’t have to hit rock bottom before you’re allowed to ask for help.

You don’t have to wait until things are falling apart, until you can’t keep up anymore, or until someone else tells you that you “need” therapy.

Sometimes you’re just tired of feeling the way you’ve been feeling. Maybe you’re functioning, getting everything done, and looking fine from the outside, but you know something needs to change.

That’s enough.

Our September episode of The Overfunctioning Podcast is all about how to know when it might be time to go to therapy, even when you’re not in crisis.

🎧 Listen to the episode on Spotify or watch it on YouTube linked below.

If you’ve been wondering whether what you’re experiencing is “bad enough” to need therapy, this one is for you.

08/15/2026

A weekend by a lake has me thinking about how much I’ve been conditioned to fill every minute with something productive, especially since becoming a mom and the primary provider.

There’s something good about having nowhere to be and letting myself slow down a little. I’m noticing ways my body is craving the slowness and stillness, while also not really settling into it yet. It’s interesting to just observe and collect the data.

It feels fitting that our newest episode of The Overfunctioning Podcast is about imposter syndrome, because so much of overfunctioning comes back to that feeling that we need to prove ourselves. Even being “good” at vacationing and slowing down. Lol.

The new episode is out now if you want to hear us talk more about overfunctioning and imposter syndrome too. Spotify link below. 😀

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2z3N3o4bd51NE0EcR4ct7M?si=YK2Trg-kQ3qsTw0PaCh_XA&utm_source=copy-link

08/07/2026

New episode out today or the Overfunctioning Podcast on Spotify and YouTube. Also a new newsletter from me and blog.

Monthly content drops 🥳 I love a good system lol

08/05/2026

I am due for licensure renewal at the end of September. I have more hours to complete than I typically do at this point in a renewal cycle because of some personal changes and challenges in the past two years. So I’m catching up!

Ironically, I’m working on a Trauma and Grief Certification. I’ve always loved to do grief work and find it really comforting and fulfilling to do companion work with clients experiencing new or ongoing grief experiences. Society, and therapists honestly, do a pretty poor job of normalizing and encouraging the expressing and mourning in the grief process.

I am excited to see what this certification program has to say about the research about the work I find to be so intuitive and normal to the human experience. Who wants to talk grief?! 🥰

07/28/2026

Hello! Friday I had round two of reprocessing. I recorded this before hand with some insight into what I experienced between sessions. It had been two weeks of time. I do not feel like I could discern as well what somatics were leftovers from my session needing to be revisited or what things were related to other triggers I encountered.

This time I felt nervous again but I little more prepared. I also had a little avoidance of not wanting to have discomfort afterwards. Today is Monday, so I’m posting on a delay. Reprocessing went well. I was more calm in my body and responses this weekend when encountering things that prior would have been difficult. I’ve also had unusual dreams that have different “unique to me” changes in themes than the prior dreams. This is all common after reprocessing and good to notice as my nervous system continues to work in the background. Due to scheduling and vacations I won’t be reprocessing for several weeks again. So I am glad to be feeling good in the interim.

What questions do you have about experiencing EMDR therapy?

07/20/2026

It may not be the sexiest topic, but it’s essential for good clinical practice… and for license renewals. 😆 Ethics! 🥳

Today’s topic: supporting a client’s right to be wrong. Ope. 🫠

What do you think about that?

I believe it’s one of the most important parts of ethical therapy. It can be tempting to become too directive or unintentionally infantilize clients when they’re making difficult decisions, especially if we think we know the outcome. But our role isn’t to run someone else’s life. Our role is to help clients build insight, explore options, and make decisions that align with their own values, while honoring that they’re the experts on their own lives.

We’re not in charge… and that’s exactly how it should be.