When most people think of therapy, they picture talking through stress at work, processing childhood memories, or learning how to stop arguing about who does the dishes. But there is a massive, deeply important part of the human experience that often gets left out of traditional therapy conversations: our sexual selves.

There is an unspoken rule in our culture that when you are expecting a baby or holding a newborn, you are supposed to be glowing, grateful, and completely in love with every single second of it. But behind closed doors, the reality of entering parenthood is often a dizzying mix of profound love and absolute exhaustion, identity loss, and intense emotional shifts.

For decades, the public perception of Autism Spectrum Disorder was heavily shaped by a very specific stereotype: a young boy, intensely focused on train schedules, who struggles to make eye contact. But autism doesn't have a single presentation.

One of the populations we support at Snow Lake Counseling are fellow clinicians and medical professionals. Your days are spent holding space for other people's pain, trauma, and anxiety. It is incredibly rewarding work — but without a solid self-care routine, burnout and compassion fatigue may start to creep in.

I recently started re-reading Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, and it reminded me just how much I love Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I first discovered this book at an ACT workshop a few years ago, where the presenter led us through a simple exercise that perfectly demonstrates how deeply we are affected by both real and perceived stimuli.

We often find it difficult to look directly at ourselves. Like staring at the sun, our own identity can feel too bright or too blurry to define. Art therapy offers a gentler way—a side door into self-discovery using color, elements, and the people we love as our guides. This exercise is designed to help you trace the evolution of your spirit from childhood to the present day.

Finding the right counselor for your teen can feel a little like trying on Cinderella's glass slipper — sometimes it just doesn't fit, and that's okay. So how do you find the right one?

Libido differences are more common than you think. Desire is the psychological urge to "want to want" sex, while libido is the physiological urge for sex — and there is both spontaneous and responsive sexual desire. Understanding the difference is often the first step.

The demands of everyday life are extensive, and setting aside time to spend with your partner can be difficult. It can be easy to get into a routine that prioritizes work, household duties, school, children, and pets — but a practical way to strengthen a relationship is by spending quality time together.

Now that Pride Month is within (brick-)throwing distance, I've begun my yearly reflection on what queerness means. Its meaning usually oscillates between societal rebellion and personal expression — the enactment of my being as a political statement versus the projection of my true, inner self.