Springtime Resilience
This pathway toward expanded resilience is shady but dappled with sunny spots, and the one walking the path is anchored by a very specific skill: reflection. Transformation is fueled by equipping yourself with new skills, but all skills are useless until a person bravely examines the moments where they lacked a skillful response– when reactivity won out, dysregulation made matters worse, or they found themselves powerless. Growth happens when a person sees and creates the space to do something differently the next time. In this way, reflection is where the alchemy is– where the formula is studied, and the ingredients are adjusted.
Emerging from Winter with Spring Intentions | Part 3
Struggling to stay motivated with your New Year goals? Learn how seasonal changes, mindfulness, and values-based therapy can help you reset, reorient, and move into spring with sustainable energy and renewed intention.
Finding Roots in a Fast-Paced World | Part 2
In a world driven by fast fashion, constant productivity, and ever-shifting trends, authenticity can feel increasingly out of reach. This piece explores why our brains are wired to chase “acceptability,” how dopamine keeps us hooked on the new, and what we lose when speed replaces depth. What if real authenticity isn’t about keeping up—but about growing roots?
New Year, Old You? | Part 1
Dr. Julie Brown, a therapist in Pasadena, explores transformation through The Work of Standing at the Threshold—where lasting change begins not with resolutions, but presence.
New Meaning After Betrayal Trauma
Originally published in the San Gabriel Valley Psychological Association Newsletter, Analyze This! January/February, 2020
Whole-Person Recovery After Trauma
Originally published in the San Gabriel Valley Psychological Association Newsletter, Analyze This! January/February, 2019

