Discover how cannabis and trauma affect the brain, and how ketamine-assisted psychotherapy may restore motivation, joy, and emotional balance.

Discover how ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) can help when traditional therapy stalls. Learn the neuroscience behind ketamine, its mental health benefits, and how it supports emotional breakthroughs and neuroplasticity.

When used outside its intended domain, AI—even one as advanced as ChatGPT—can unintentionally aggravate mental‑health challenges, blur reality, and fuel delusions.

As a therapist who works extensively with members of the Asian diaspora, I hear this question often, “Do you think my mom or dad is a narcissist?”. In fact, it’s not uncommon for clients to come to therapy with the deeply-rooted belief that one or both of their Asian parents is/are a narcissist. So let’s unpack this question and explore how culture plays a role.

Early childhood trauma shapes many aspects of our personality development, including how we see ourselves, navigate relationships and select our partners. Many who have experienced early childhood trauma- and have related core abandonment wounds- find themselves repeatedly drawn to emotionally unavailable partners with narcissistic tendencies.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy is an approach to understanding and healing the mind. Developed by Dr. Richard Schwartz in the 1980s, IFS is built on the idea that the mind is made up of multiple "parts," each with its own unique perspective, emotions, and desires. 

Finding a therapist is hard. Here some suggestions to get you started!