Fractured

The following poem was written by an Untethered Therapy client, under her pen name Emberwing.  The poem explores her journey from abuse and trauma through healing and recovery.  This client credits a combination of EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, and...

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Reading our Sexual Scripts

By Cecilia Wishneski, Clinical Mental Health Intern Think back to how you learned about sex growing up. Take a Look… Did you receive formal education on sex at all? In 2023, thirty-eight (38) states plus the District of Columbia require sex education for students in...

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Emotions and Mindfulness: The Power of Meditation

Pause for just a moment and recall the last time someone asked you how your day was.   Typically, our response to this question is quick: “Good, thanks!” or “Ugh, terrible!”  If it’s a good day, we list everything positive that happened to us; if it’s a bad day, we...

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The Imperfect Realities of Perfectionism

By Elizabeth Sabatino, Clinical Mental Health InternPerfectionism. We hear it so often in today’s world. What does it mean to you? Do you immediately identify with it? Do you have a visual in mind of a close friend who falls under this category? Did you know...

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ADHD, Addiction and Trauma: The Trifecta

By Heather Putney, PhD, LMFT, CSAT, EMDR-CIT As I write this post, many of my “parts” are very activated. I have excited parts, fearful parts, nerdy/academic parts, helper parts and “not good enough parts” that are nervous about how this information will land. I put...

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Tackling Life’s Storms: A lesson from Nature

Tackling Life's Storms: A lesson from Nature Buffalo and cattle, like many animals, can sense when a storm is coming.  However, their strategies for taking on life’s storms couldn't be more different. Cattle instinctively protect themselves by turning away and...

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