Comparison is the Thief of Compassion

Comparison is the Thief of Compassion

“Other people have it so much worse than me, so I shouldn’t feel the way I do.” “Because I have caused harm to my partner, I am not allowed to have needs or feelings in my relationship.” “It’s not a big deal” (when your body is telling you it feels like a really big...
Post Hurricane Helene

Post Hurricane Helene

I’ve noticed since the storm, I have felt more sensitive to the weather. I find myself wincing or feeling a bit off on really windy days. That rain makes me feel tired, sometimes a sunny cool day even feels off. Our bodies were deeply impacted by this event. Maybe for...
Getting To Know Claire

Getting To Know Claire

Hello! This is Claire Robinson, one of the newest counselors to join the Mending Roots team. It’s not often you get the chance to learn about your counselor/potential counselors, so I thought I’d invite you into some of my world and background as a counselor. In the...
What Does it Mean to be Masculine?

What Does it Mean to be Masculine?

I ask myself this a lot, frankly. The tropes, archetypes, narratives, and socially informed values of what masculine is and isn’t are, well, everywhere. Masculine identifying individuals face a consistent liminal interaction with the world. Masculinity grants...