Tag Archives: learning

What is Mindfulness? And Why It Can Be Helpful

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Mindfulness is the act of being an observer of the self, nonjudgmentally, in the present moment where real life happens. We often move from one thing to the next without pause, and by the end of the day, we are so exhausted, we forget what happened or numb out to dissolve the day’s worries and […]

Healing Takes Time: Next Steps in Growth

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Healing takes time. Often, I find my clients talking about how much they wish that time could speed up and that they could change more quickly. Many times we talk about taking two steps forward and one step back. It is all part of the process of healing. As we heal, we have new experiences, […]

Personal Growth: Everyone Says We Should, but Why?

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Life is busy, let’s face it. Pre-covid, we were stacked with everything under the moon to keep us going, we were so busy some of us did not even know the intimacies of our families anymore. It allowed us to see the facets of our life that were not glaring at us prior. It allowed […]

3 Reasons You May Be Struggling To Find Love

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There are so many types of love we can experience. Platonic, unconditional, soul-level, maternal, long-term, brief and passionate, arranged, etc. It would be wrong to presume that everyone is out there looking for the same kind. If you are solely seeking a midnight rendezvous kind of love, we celebrate your adventurous spirit and enjoy that […]

Why The Whole World Appears To Be Single

This is the moment in time when more people are consciously choosing to be single than ever before. According to studies conducted by the Pew Research Center, 128 million Americans are unmarried and it is projected that nearly 25% of them never will. This rise in single adults has steadily been on the incline decade […]

Book Recommendations from the Torus Team

We love books here at Torus Therapy, here is the first (of lists to come) of book recommendations from our team here at Torus! This list is by no means a full list but a handful of some of our favorites related to mental well-being, emotions, trauma, recovery, and the human experience. We hope you […]

3 Things You Will Learn in Therapy That Will Leave You Forever Changed

1. What It Feels Like to be Unconditionally Accepted This is by FAR, inexplicably the most valuable gift a therapist can give you–to be fully accepted for who you are, just as you are. This is a concept few are fortunate enough to experience, but could spend a lifetime searching for. Its impact on our […]