Natasha DeMaio

Do you make friends easily, but have difficulty sustaining friendships? I’ve had many clients in my office confused about how they appear likeable and connect with others easily, yet they are lacking longevity in friendships. First thing I ask is, “How did the friendship make you feel?” Outgrowing people and friendships are an inevitable part of life. Sometimes we mature and change and the people around us don’t. In these situations, staying stagnant might not be the answer.

You’ll hear me talk a lot about positivity, but I don’t want to downplay the importance of FEELING your feelings; because that’s important too. One of my 3 year old daughter’s instructors (who is amazing by the way) said something along the lines of “Show me those smiles. We don’t want to be sad. We want to be happy!” It really got me thinking about how we view “negative” emotions as bad and we do everything we can to change them or make them go away. Whether it’s by avoiding

“May your choices reflect your hopes and not your F E A R S.”- Nelson Mandela We all experience fear in some way, shape or form. How much does it control your life? A common theme I find in therapy sessions with my clients is how fear is holding them back. Fear of leaving a partner- of being alone, of regretting “wasted time” spent, of not finding anyone better. Fear of quitting an unsatisfying job and taking a risk to follow a passion. Fear of telling a toxic family member t

Did you know that sometimes in therapy you can feel worse before you feel better? Say what?? I know, I know. It sounds like an oxymoron. Why would someone choose to go to therapy to feel better, but sometimes feel WORSE? Hear me out. Imagine you have a deep wound from an injury. Do you just slap on a Band-aid without cleaning or treating it? Hopefully not, or you’d run the risk of infection and doing more damage in the long run. To properly treat the wound, you would cleanse