The first time you meet with a new therapist, it may be helpful to keep track of your first impressions. Putting these "gut feelings" about a new provider into words can help with decision making about whether or not you would like to continue to see this therapist in...

Many people wonder what it's like to visit a therapist's office for the first time. What can you expect when you first meet with a therapist? This video describes what a typical first visit with a therapist might look like, although every therapist is different and...

Therapy is one of many options people might use to heal from trauma. Often, survivors chose using other strategies in addition to therapy. This video includes many strategies people might choose to support healing. To learn more, visit forge.tips/therapist-guide

CW: Suicide Editor’s note:  This blog post will likely be painful to read, since it discusses trans suicide and its aftermath. We encourage people to read it, however, because we want to introduce people to a really powerful tool for dealing with traumatic memories....

Answering when friends call/text can be hard, even when you want to. Sometimes bodyminds swear it'll take too many spoons, or you aren't worth it, or you're too symptomatic and boring. Here are some of my hacks: Letting go of the lie that it's been too long to...