Shrink Rap

21 Mar

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, therapy, 2 Comments

Get a mirror and look closely.

And if you can’t see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror look a little closer, stare a little longer because there’s something inside you that made you keep trying, despite everyone who told you to quit. You built a cast around your broken heart, and signed it yourself. You signed it “they were … Continue reading »

14 Mar

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, depression, therapy, 5 Comments

She wanted everyone happy, so she did whatever was asked of her.

She put everyone else’s needs before her own. Saying yes was a habit and she was addicted to being needed. Pleasing made her feel important, as if she were contributing. She yearned for outside validation and all of her self-worth and confidence came from the approval of others. Who was there for her when she … Continue reading »

12 Mar

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, depression, therapy, 1 Comment

She suppressed her needs, wants, expectations and values in order to please others.

Her hope was to avoid conflict, criticism and disappointment. But the more she tried to please others, the dimmer her inner voice became. She eventually lost herself.She became well aware that she couldn’t be a people pleaser and have healthy self-esteem. It was one or the other. She had to choose. So she adopted the … Continue reading »

12 Mar

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, depression, therapy, Comments Off

Seasonal Affective Disorder

If dreary, dark winter months get you down, you’re not alone. When there is less natural sunlight it can mess with your mood and leave you feeling blue until spring comes and brings the sun with it. People with Seasonal Affective Disorder (or SAD) develop symptoms of depression in the winter months when there is … Continue reading »

10 Mar

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, therapy, Comments Off

A moment that was yet to come.

She was so very good at berating herself for her old mistakes. It had become rather routine. She often loved the wrong people and frequently cried about the wrong things. She made her mistakes. She battled her demons and she regretted things in her past. She was a victim of her own mind. How fortunate she … Continue reading »

07 Mar

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, relationships, therapy, Comments Off

“You cannot tell how soon it may be too late.”

~Matthew Brady

05 Mar

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, therapy, 1 Comment

Meet Sarah.

Sarah had a habit of arriving religiously to work at 5:00 am and leaving sometime around 8:00 p.m. or later. It was what she had known for the past 13 years. It was comfortable. Or was it? She advanced in her career with hard work and dedication. After all, this is what we are taught … Continue reading »

05 Mar

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, depression, 3 Comments

Meet Kyle.

Kyle worked for a large international consulting firm. It was one of the best organizations in the country and he worked with a prominent client. It was a dream job for him and he was rewarded handsomely. Kyle was hand picked by his senior management team to head up a new department out of state. … Continue reading »

04 Mar

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, depression, Comments Off

She always followed the path of least resistance.

Others had steered her in the direction they preferred. She always took the easy way out. Nothing worth having is easy, they said. She pondered that thought. They told… her “you can’t”, so she had to. “It’s time to move on,” she vowed. The first step in getting what she wanted was having the courage … Continue reading »