A compilation of my blogs, podcast appearances and articles to help support your healing
Executive Dysfunction
Do you often lose track of time or struggle with time management? Are you as organized as can be at work, while it looks like a tornado has hit your bedroom? Do you have trouble initiating or completing tasks? These could be some signs of executive dysfunction.
Types of Procrastinators
Sometimes, putting something off can be a form of self-care, and sometimes, it can be a form of self-sabotage. Understanding WHY you’re putting something off can help you identify when you’re sliding from healthy self-care into unhealthy avoidance behavior. Here's a look into some different types of procrastination.
Keep Busy No Matter What: The Cycle of High Functioning Anxiety
As an ambitious person looking to avoid negative feelings, you may use achievement as a way to “manage” your anxiety. After all, if you’re always busy, you won’t have time to sit with the feelings of worthlessness, worry, or hopelessness stirring beneath the surface. You hold hope that this next achievement will be the one that brings satisfaction.
Homeopathy and OCD
In this interview with The OCD Stories, I explain what homeopathy is, how it can work with SSRIs, the importance of therapy, being self-compassionate and mindful. Enjoy!
Walk Away Brave
Walking away bravely from her marriage, I decided enough was enough and once I began advocating for herself, my relationships improved dramatically.
When Depression Makes You Fantasize About Your Own Funeral
As a young teenager, I remember when I would hear stories about someone passing away, people had nothing but nice things to say about them. And I wanted that. I wanted to feel loved, accepted and worthy. I used to fantasize about death because I thought that was a sure way to be loved.
OCD and Decision Making
In this interview for the OCD Whisperer Podcast OCD we discuss how obsessive compulsive disorder affects decision making, including:
How does OCD impacts a persons ability to make a decision?
What are some common fears that can come up for those with OCD and decisions?
My Naturopathic OCD Recovery
For about 26 years of my life I kept the darkest, most horrendous secrets from every person in this world out of fear that a confession could put me in jail. That a confession would prove to everyone how horrible of a person I was. That a confession would solidify my spot on the “America’s Most Wanted” list.
Keep wedding planning from wrecking your relationship
The wedding planning process can be wonderful, significant, and rewarding, but it can also be... a little stressful at times! And when a couple is in the middle of planning a wedding, it can put even MORE stress on their relationship - so if wedding planning can be an emotional minefield, what do you do?
When to Divorce Your Spouse
Are you in a relationship that is “comfortable” but deep down something doesn’t feel right? Do you want to leave your spouse but have been terrified to have the “conversation”? Then this episode is for you.
Power of the Ripple Effect
After 10 years specializing in mental health and trauma work, I witnessed how the stories we tell ourselves profoundly affect our life. This fueled my passion to support clients in embracing their innate strengths, gifts and value. In this episode, I discuss how coaching equips individuals with the tools and encouragement necessary to speak up from a place of wholeheartedness in all relationships and create the life they most deeply desire and deserve.
Imposter Syndrome: Who am I to…?
In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we get real about self-doubt and the ways in which it undermines our value and causes us to second guess our legitimacy.
Love Me Is Not Enough Of A Criteria
In this conversation with the Thank You Heartbreak podcast, we explore one of the biggest revelations Dr. Parè had within her own marriage, which she then found mirrored throughout the lives of her patients and clients: communication doesn't save relationships, connecting does. In other words, people aren't looking to hear something so much as they are longing to feel something.
Being Present: How Courtney Found Purpose And A Reason To Move Forward From Her Dog, Rondo
Courtney met her dog Rondo after looking through dogs online to potentially adopt and she was instantly drawn to him. He met him and instantly they formed a connection and she adopted him.
Overcoming Anxiety
In an interview with Eric Bensoussan for his weekly series “Let's talk about Relationships, Healing, and Self-Empowerment” I discuss how changing our beliefs can change every experience in life, including how we belief anxiety should be handled.