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Personal Growth & Wellness Resources

On the Obsession with Progress
Reflections Erin M Reflections Erin M

On the Obsession with Progress

I’ve noticed how often we measure ourselves against an invisible standard of “progress.” Patients worry they’re not changing fast enough, or that circling the same themes means they’re failing. But therapy isn’t a straight climb upward. Growth is messy, cyclical, and often quiet. What looks like stasis is sometimes deep integration. Repetition isn’t failure—it’s how we turn experience into meaning.

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I Am Not Separate From This Work
Confession Erin M Confession Erin M

I Am Not Separate From This Work

Being a therapist doesn’t mean I have it all figured out. I walk through the same fire as those I sit with—grief, doubt, fear, love, and resilience. This work doesn’t put me above anyone; it transforms me alongside them.

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“I needed to write, to express myself through written language not only so that others might hear me but so that I could hear myself.”

— Gabor Maté

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