Nicole Symcox | Psychotherapist

June has been a hell of a month, and I think we’re all feeling some sort of fight energy within us. Whether it’s frustration, anger, or grief that you might be experiencing, it’s really important to address how to manage all these emotions constructively, and that’s what I’m diving into today. We are so polarized right now, and we need to collectively step back and do some self-evaluation to ... Read the Post

Summer, a time that we associate with freedom, travel, and fun is just around the corner. And while our usual freedoms might not be available to us right now, it’s important to know that external things don’t control your internal happiness. Some states in the U.S. are moving into a phase of reopening, and so I think it’s time for us to play with the idea of owning our power again. We’ve all ... Read the Post

I want to talk about productivity during the pandemic this week, but I’m going to go against the grain a little here. I have read far too many blog posts and Instagram captions about using all of this time that we have, sheltering in place, to be productive and to do things that we’ve never done before. That’s a nice idea. But the truth is that we are in the midst of a pandemic and there is a ... Read the Post

Grief is a subject that feels heavy and that we avoid talking about, for obvious reasons. Traditionally, we think of grief as a state we find ourselves in when somebody dies. But the truth is, we experience grief whenever we’re mourning the loss of anything. And at the moment, grief is weighing on a lot of us, whether we realize it in the moment or not. We are experiencing unprecedented changes in ... Read the Post

Here in California, and I’m sure in plenty of other states, our shelter-in-place order was recently extended for another 30 days. Even though there is a general understanding that this is a measure taken to secure our health and safety, I’ve noticed a lot of people dealing with very strong emotions arising as a result. Honoring our emotions, especially at a time like this, can be incredibly ... Read the Post