Reflecting on my own family time during the holidays growing up, I remember heading to my Aunt Mary’s each Thanksgiving and falling in love with green bean casserole. Christmas day was filled with a big breakfast after my parents and I exchanged gifts by the fire. Holiday gatherings have an opportunity to be magical and […]
“People tend to prefer the certainty of misery versus the misery of uncertainty.” I am not sure where I originally heard this or who is credited for saying it, but it certainly rings true. Uncertainty can be brutal. Uncertainty can be so unbearable that the avoidance of it can lead us to stay in some […]
I believe there have been changes that families and relationships have gone through in the past six months relating to the pandemic filled with losses and benefits. First and foremost, our own mortality, fragility, and fears of losing someone we love have been consuming our awareness as we bear witness to media reports and direct […]
There is certainly a lot of conversation surrounding the global crisis of COVID-19 right now. In fact, I’m not sure there are many conversations that go longer than a couple of minutes without eventually landing on the subject. So at the risk of being yet another voice amid the white noise, I would like to […]
Just a few weeks ago while hosting our monthly staff meeting, one of our therapists inquired about whether we should be concerned about COVID-19. As the Executive Director and meeting facilitator I led an open discussion on this matter as we understood it then. We were reviewing together as a team universal precautions including proper […]
I have frequently seen on social media people sharing their why around things they want to change or have been doing for some time. Sharing my why is something I have never done. Why did I get into working with couples as a therapist? I will tell you. Beginning my career in mental health almost […]
Somatic Experiencing: How it came to be in my life by Lesley Tate-Gould, PsyD, SEP Executive Director of Lido Wellness Center Back in 2014 I was working at a residential treatment center and my CEO approached me about my interest in pursuing an advanced certification in treating trauma. He informed me that I could go […]
