by Sharon Hale | Sep 11, 2025 | Therapist Diaries
Real-life lessons from two people who should probably know better (and sometimes do) Scene: A Saturday morning. Three kids, one event to get to, and a car ride across the SW Portland suburbs. It had been one of “those” weeks. You know, the kind full of logistics and...
by Sharon Hale | Jul 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
A Day in the Life of a Therapist (Spoiler: It’s Not All Candles and Calm Voices) 7:38 AMI spill coffee on my shirt while eating my breakfast of Quaker oatmeal marketed to children. I’m wearing black stretch pants that look like real pants and am trying to find my...
by Sharon Hale | Jul 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Men: Ready to Communicate Like a Pro? Let’s be real: No one teaches you how to talk about what you’re really feeling. Especially as a guy. Whether you’re trying to have better conversations with your partner, manage conflict at work without losing your cool, or just...
by Sharon Hale | Jul 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Feeling Overwhelmed as a New Mom? You’re Not Alone. Hey Mama! You’ve just brought a whole human into the world. You’re figuring out feeding, sleeping (or the lack thereof), and how to get through the day (bonus points for a shower). If motherhood feels a little (or a...
by Sharon Hale | Jul 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Finding Belonging When You’ve Always Felt Like the “Other” Some of us learned early on that we weren’t quite the right shape for the spaces we landed in. Maybe you were “too much,” or “too sensitive,” or “too weird,” or “not enough” of something else – too...
