At MC, we talk a lot about the importance of values and acting in a way that brings us closer to our long-term goals. We also know that after years of diet drama and trauma, our perspective about what matters can get really warped, and it’s easy to lose sight of what our true values […]

Self-care is a frequently tossed around word in the world of self-help. And just as with frequently used words, it can start to lose its meaning over time. Self-care can start to signify getting a pedicure or even having a good Netflix binge on a Friday night. But what really is self-care and how does […]

“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.” -Brene Brown Our culture may be coming around to support the idea of self-care, but boy have we been taught the opposite for a long time! For many people, doing more, being polite, saying yes to others, and […]

Perspective is an interesting thing…in one situation, there could be 20 different ways to view it – and as therapists trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), we know that many different perspectives can be true at once. It’s a matter of what we decide to focus on and how we interpret a situation that makes […]