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Maybe, you opened a drawer and discovered your husband’s dresses. Or, you found him wearing one of your dresses or trying on your nylon stockings. Perhaps, you discovered a bag filled with makeup, lipstick, foundation, or other feminine items that you never knew he owned. Or perhaps you discovered something online that left you even more confused: transgender women inContinue readingWhen You Discover Your Husband Is Cross-Dressing: Therapy Specialized For Wives of Husbands Who Cross Dress And Feel Shocked, Hurt, or Confused

Have you ever wondered what your interest in femininity actually means? Maybe you enjoy wearing dresses, lingerie, makeup, or feminine clothing and have spent years wondering whether you are a cross-dresser, a transgender woman, gender-fluid, bi-gender, or simply someone who enjoys expressing a feminine side of yourself. Perhaps you have carried these questions privately because you were taught that femininityContinue readingEpisode 146: From Shame to Sparkle — Exploring Cross Dressing, Counseling For Transgender Women, Bi-Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Self-Acceptance

If you have been cross-dressing privately for years, you may have wondered whether you can talk about it openly with a therapist without being judged. You may have learned early in life that wearing feminine clothing was something you were supposed to hide, creating years of secrecy, anxiety, and shame. At Wisdom Within Counseling and Coaching, you can have aContinue readingCross-Dressing Affirming Therapy in Melbourne, Florida with Katie Ziskind

You may have known for years that something inside you is different. Maybe, you first described it as cross-dressing. You dressed up in girly clothes since preschool years. Maybe, you found comfort in feminine clothing, makeup, nylon stockings, lingerie, or imagining yourself living as a woman. You admire women, their style, their hair, and their expressiveness. And, perhaps, over time,Continue readingCounseling For Transgender Women – When You Are Born In A Man’s Body, You Know You’re a Woman, But You’re Afraid to Be Seen

Becoming a mother can be beautiful, profound, exhausting, emotional, and overwhelming—all at the same time. You may love your baby deeply while also wondering, Am I doing this right? What if something happens? Why can’t I relax? Why do I feel so different? If you are experiencing postpartum anxiety, you are not failing at motherhood. Our holistic postpartum anxiety therapistsContinue readingPostpartum Anxiety Therapists in East Lyme Help With the Adjustment to Motherhood: Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic, Connecticut

You can love your husband and still feel overwhelmed by the way he responds when he is irritated. You can recognize that he works hard, provides financially for your family, loves your baby, and can be caring and affectionate—and still feel exhausted by his anger, impatience, or short temper. These things can exist at the same time. Your husband doesContinue readingWhen Your Husband Loves You But His Anger Is Making Postpartum Life Harder

If you are a new mother feeling overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected, or unsure of what you are experiencing, know that you do not have to solve everything at once. Your body is in pain. And, your spouse doesn’t seem to understand postpartum depression or postpartum anxiety. You are constantly up in the middle of the night. And, you are trying toContinue readingSteps You Can Take to Improve Your Postpartum Mental Health Before Counseling Begins – Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Anxiety Therapy

If you have spent years married to a husband who is emotionally explosive, narcissistic, inconsiderate, selfish, highly critical, controlling, or emotionally unavailable, you may have found yourself asking one painful question: “Why me?” You may wonder if there is something about you that attracted this relationship. And, you may even blame yourself. “Maybe I was too nice.” “Maybe I lovedContinue readingWhy Do Narcissistic, Emotionally Immature, or Self-Focused Men Often Choose Empathetic, Caring Women?

Is your husband with narcissistic personality disorder a “hot head,” but it has been getting worse over time? Does you narcissistic husband get extremely jealous of you having friends and close relationships with your family members? Is your narcissistic husband showing rage, anger, aggression, screaming, slamming doors, and really scaring you? Are you needing a safe place to talk aboutContinue readingMarried to a Narcissistic Husband? Therapy for Women Healing from Emotional Abuse in Melbourne, Florida

When you imagined becoming a mother, you may have pictured holding your baby with overwhelming joy, feeling connected, and settling into your new role with love and confidence. Irinel Fishlock at Wisdom Within Counseling specializes in perinatal mental health, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, traumatic birth experiences, infertility, pregnancy loss, and the emotional adjustments of new motherhood. She specializes in therapyContinue readingBirth Trauma Therapy in Niantic, Connecticut: Healing After a Traumatic Birth, Emergency C-Section, or Postpartum Depression with Irinel Fishlock at Wisdom Within Counseling