Intrusive self-critical thoughts can feel painful, overwhelming, and hard to untangle. This post explores how therapy can help process thoughts like “I’m a bad person” through curiosity, values, existential exploration, and narrative meaning-making.

When “I’m a bad person” becomes the story you tell yourself, it’s easy to sink into shame, self-blame, and overthinking. This post explores how that belief can form and how adaptive introspection and extrospection can help us make space for context, accountability, and self-compassion.

May Gray and June Gloom are familiar parts of life in San Diego. Seasonal changes can affect mood, energy, sleep, motivation, and overall well-being, especially when changes in sunlight, temperature, routine, or sensory input start to add up. A validation of seasonal changes on our lived experiences and an exploration of practical ways to support yourself through the months of gray.