The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination. Carl Rogers Curious about exploring therapy at Sonder? It's important to us that you have all the information you need to make a wise decision about what's right for you. From...
There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves...
So, you know you want to begin therapy, but how do you actually prepare for therapy? You've thought about it, read about, maybe talked about it with someone you trust. You think you might benefit from therapy, and you're ready to give it a try. Congratulations! It takes...
It takes courage to push yourself to places you have never been before. Anais Nin So, your loved one is in therapy. Maybe you helped them decide to try it. (Maybe you were the one to suggest it.) Perhaps you weren't fully on board. (Or had no idea they...
At any given moment, you have the power to say: "This is not how the story is going to end." Christine Mason Miller Unless you looked closely, you may have missed the news last week that Minnesota's dedicated suicide hotline will be deactivated at the end of...
Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may be guided. Paracelsus You've seen the commercials. You've heard the promises. And...
We don't have to do all of it alone. We were never meant to. Brené Brown Imagine a world in which we talked about emotional wellness as freely as we do physical fitness...
Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from...
Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself. Thomas Paine NOTE: This post is the 2nd in a series on How to Help a loved one. (Read Part 1 and Part 3.) When someone we love is hurting, it can leave us feeling...
Empathy is the hard part. The rest is mechanics. We're not wired to walk in someone else's shoes, it's not our first instinct. Showing up with empathy is difficult, hard to outsource, and will wear you out. But it's precisely what we need from you. Seth...