Wisdom Within Counseling and Coaching
Helping Kids, Teens, & Couples Build Positive, Meaningful Relationships
What makes sex “good”? It is a surprisingly complicated question. Many people enter relationships with an idea of what sex is supposed to look like, but few of us are actually taught how to have healthy, connected, mutually satisfying sex. Instead, we absorb messages from pornography, religion, movies, social media, previous relationships, friends, and cultural expectations. We may learn that
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 in
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 femininity
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 a
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,
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 therapists
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 does
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 to
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 loved
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 about