LANGUAGE MATTERS. And not to protect the “snowflakes” ❄️ or to bolster the “language police” 🚔 It matters because it changes the way we see other people and the way we see ourselves. We can rewire and reprogram our brains 🧠 with the words we choose to dwell on, to say, and to listen to. Language matters because it reveals and informs narrative, which is the way we interpret and understand the world around us (including ourselves) and in turn guides our behavior and the way

I won’t be able to “fix” you – there’s actually nothing to “fix.” You’re not broken. Maybe you’re stuck in patterns that are no longer serving you. Maybe you’re exhausted from protecting yourself from pain. Maybe you’re living in systems of chronic stress & harm. Maybe you’re in a situation that seems impossible to continue navigating on your own as is. But YOU are not something that is broken and in need of repair. You are good. You are innately able to heal. You are uniquel

#sorrynotsorry I'm starting this blog not with a fully written essay but rather the starting reference list References Bathje, G. J., Pillersdorf, D., & Eddir, H. (2022). Multicultural competence as a common factor in the process and outcome of Counseling. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 66(2), 496–517. https://doi.org/10.1177/00221678221099679 Castonguay, L. G., Eubanks, C. F., Goldfried, M. R., Muran, J. C., & Lutz, W. (2015). Research on psychotherapy integration: Buildi