As we climb the career ladder, there's a biological transition that many of us will face: perimenopause and menopause. 

Let's break the silence and discuss how this natural phase can impact our professional lives and how we can navigate it successfully.

If you're looking for a unique therapeutic experience that goes beyond the surface and explores the root causes of your unwanted behavior, a 3- to 5-day intensive coaching program may be what you need. An intensive coaching program offers a unique and powerful solution for individuals, couples, groups, and families trying to break through the barriers preventing them from fully enjoying their lives.

Often, couples coming into therapy report that their relationship's real issue is communication or their partner. But couples counseling is about getting to the heart of the matter, peeling back the layers, and looking beneath the criticism and hurt to understand what fuels the adversity in your marriage. Rather than fixing one person or the other, therapy focuses on self-discovery, self-compassion, and personal growth to benefit you and your relationship.

Has your marriage or relationship evolved into something more stable and mature, but the passion and excitement are no longer there? Is a lack of emotional connection or sexual intimacy creating a distance between you that you don't know how to bridge?

Perhaps you sometimes feel underappreciated, alone, or unloved by your partner. Or maybe you try to communicate with each other, but criticism and defensiveness turn every discussion into an argument.

When you need to address more immediate concerns—whether it's past trauma, infidelity in your relationship, a sex/porn addiction, or maybe you just feel stuck—you may need a more intensive therapy experience that goes beyond the surface and explores the underlying causes of your unwanted behavior or patterns.

In the fast-paced and demanding world of leadership and executive roles, workplace trauma is an often overlooked but profoundly impactful issue. This trauma can stem from various sources, including discrimination, microaggressions, excessive stress, and toxic work environments. For Black women in leadership, these experiences can be compounded by the intersection of race, gender, and professional expectations.

When faced with the aftermath of trauma, every individual's journey toward healing is unique. The fight against trauma is an intricate dance, a relentless metamorphosis of emotions and experiences. It is a battle that is both internal and external, transforming the very fabric of our being. In this essay, we will explore the various stages and appearances of this fight, shedding light on the daunting challenge of combatting our trauma.

Are you a BIPOC individual who is exhausted from dealing with racism? Are you numb from the painful racial experiences that left you facing complex emotions, such as anger, fear, confusion, grief, or anxiety?

Perhaps you have realized that you carry a generational imprint of racial trauma from your family line. Or maybe you fear the impact of your trauma and how it might harm your emotional well-being, relationships, and quality of life for years to come.

Usually, when people come in for therapy, they are most concerned with the addictive behavior itself. But addiction is usually just the tip of the iceberg. Therapy gives clients a chance to drill down through that iceberg and understand the underlying issues at the heart of their sexual compulsions. More often than not, those drivers include childhood abuse, sexual trauma, lack of self-worth, and a fear of abandonment. But therapy can teach you how to reconcile the past, regulate how you feel, and manage your impulses so that you no longer need a "flawed solution" to validate yourself.

If you're looking for a unique therapeutic experience that goes beyond the surface and explores the root causes of your unwanted behavior, a 3- to 5-day intensive coaching program may be what you need. An intensive coaching program offers a unique and powerful solution for individuals, couples, groups, and families trying to break through the barriers preventing them from fully enjoying their lives.

Are you hiding a love or sex addiction that you can no longer manage alone? Do you often put yourself in compromising positions at work or in your relationships due to excessive or uncontrollable porn use? Are you engaging in extramarital affairs or hopping from one relationship to the next, hoping to find satisfaction or validation that ultimately never lasts?

Perhaps you were exposed to neglect, emotional or verbal abuse, bullying, or an environment that felt tense and uncomfortable as a child, which now impacts your ability to trust, open up, or rely on other people. Or maybe you fear rejection and abandonment so much that you jump from one relationship to another, looking for never-ending validation.

Surveys have indicated that many partners are survivors of sexual abuse. Sexual betrayal is a form of sexual abuse. The feelings of shame and consequences of abuse may keep the partner from accepting her true value. Knowing our true value can protect us from unnecessary self-blame. As the secrets of the past and present can be dealt with in a safe place, the partner can take a powerful healing journey.

There is no one-size-fits-all description of sex addiction. It can manifest in many different ways among different people. Sex addiction does not have to do with how high a person's sexual drive is, how much sex they have or want, or how much porn they watch, Damioli says. "It has to do with how someone relates to these things, why they engage in them, and how it impacts their lives."

Do you have difficulty relaxing or feeling at ease—even in ordinary situations around those you trust? Are you always on edge, mentally rehearsing worst-case scenarios or fending off negative thoughts that come out of nowhere?

Perhaps you find mundane tasks like driving a car or going into public so overwhelming that you’ve begun to neglect small but important aspects of your life. Or maybe you constantly feel exhausted from putting on a good face and powering through the stress and fear for your career or relationships—but it’s just getting too much.

Most people who are dealing with anxiety have had at least one person diminish their experience with statements like, "It's all in your head," or "Relax, you'll live longer." However, working with an anxiety therapist means having an ally who truly understands what you are going through.

Are you a Black or Brown individual or couple seeking culturally competent mental health support? Do you tend to feel isolated or misunderstood? Could you benefit from the perspective and support of someone who can identify with your experiences?

You may be feeling emotionally exhausted after years of code-switching, trying to assimilate, and enduring systemic bias. Whether you experience microaggressions, receive unfair treatment (including lower pay at work), or are penalized when trying to assert yourself, you have likely lost trust in the systems and institutions meant to provide stability and support.

Whenever women get together, we have an opportunity to share our stories. While the cadence of each narrative may differ wildly from our own, we recognize something familiar in the storyteller’s experience. That’s the rhythm of sisterhood. It calls us to bear witness to each other’s herstory and preserve these sacred accounts. When I learned of this year's theme for National Women's Month, “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories,” I knew who to invite to the microphone: Dr. Reverend Irene Taylor.

Mothers and daughters. As I grow older––moving through years that I previously only ever associated with my mother, casting off ages that will belong to my daughter soon enough––I think about the passage of time and return to the interconnectedness of this matrilineal relationship.

Whether the kinship is affectionate, strained, or lost altogether, there are mysteries bound up in our mother-daughter connections, an amniotic “knowing” that extends back to our first mother. It’s a reminder that when we were in our mother's womb, we shared that space with her. And when she was still forming within her mother, the seeds of our existence were also present there. All down the line. We transmit a rhythm from one generation to the next. Familiar, yet mysterious.