by Kendra Penski | May 18, 2022 | Blog
For many in the AAPI community, the term “complex trauma” is unfamiliar. We go through life thinking our experiences and stressors are normal, suppressing valuable thoughts and emotions- living in survival mode. Our unique experiences follow us from history into...
by Kendra Penski | Feb 21, 2022 | Blog, Therapy
Over Lunar New Year, I gathered with my family and extended relatives. Seeing aunts, uncles, cousins, and close friends at my aunt’s house- some people I had not seen since the beginning of the pandemic. We were enjoying each other’s company, catching up over...
by Kendra Penski | Feb 17, 2022 | Blog, Therapy
It’s the new year, it’s 2022 and yet it still feels like we’re in March of 2020. Covid-19 feels like a never-ending Groundhog’s day and it’s starting to take an emotional toll on us all again. It can feel like there is never a light at the end of the tunnel and...
by Kendra Penski | Jan 5, 2022 | Blog, Therapy
Having a hard time staying focused on your goals? Losing sight of what is most important to you? Feeling stuck and having difficulty moving forward? These are all such common experiences, especially when we lose sight of the bigger picture. It’s easy to go through our...
by Kendra Penski | Nov 8, 2021 | Blog, Therapy
Sometimes when we hear “group therapy” it’s easy to think of tv shows where people are “forced to go to group” or “one person just talking the whole time.” In our women’s anxiety group, that’s the last thing you get. Let me tell you a few benefits of group therapy and...
by Kendra Penski | Oct 18, 2021 | Blog
The holidays are right around the corner, so here are a few mindfulness exercises to reduce anxiety and get you through the season. It seems that 2021 has come and gone. Where has the time gone? For many of us, it feels just as 2020 did, with a lot of unknown and...
