December 2025
The In-Between Week
In the quiet stretch between Christmas and New Year’s, Matt encourages readers to reflect on 2025 with one honest word, then choose a guiding word for 2026 that can function like a compass. Read More…
The Myth of the Magic Pill
Matt explores the myth of a “magic pill” to fix mental health struggles and why that expectation often leads to disappointment. He explains how medication and counseling serve different, complementary roles, emphasizing that symptom relief and personal agency work best together. This piece reframes treatment with compassion, realism, and strategy. Read More…
The Psychology Behind Holiday Movies
Matt explores why familiar holiday movies feel so comforting during emotionally heavy seasons, highlighting how predictability, shared rituals, and vicarious resilience help regulate stress and foster connection. Drawing on family traditions and therapeutic insight, he shows how comfort films can become intentional tools for reflection, meaning-making, and emotional resilience rather than simple escape. Read More…
The Body Keeps Score And So Does the Mind
In this post, Matt explores how trauma is understood differently in EMS and counseling, why the term has become overextended, and what trauma-informed care actually looks like in practice. By balancing body-based insight with meaning and agency, trauma counseling can remain precise, humane, and effective. Read More…