Celebrating 7 Years of Live Well Practice: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
Seven years ago, Live Well Practice opened its doors with a simple goal: to give people across New York City and New York State a place to feel truly supported. No pressure to have it all figured out. No judgment for struggling. Just a space to show up as you are and start moving toward feeling like yourself again.
Today, we're taking a moment to pause, look back on how far we've come, and share what this milestone means to us.
Summer Isn't Always Easy: Naming the Pressure to "Be Happy"
Summer is often called the happiest season, but for many people it brings extra pressure. Here's why, and how support can help you feel more like yourself.
Finding Support During Pride Month: Mental Health Resources for the LGBTQ+ Community
June is Pride Month, and while it is a time of celebration, visibility, and community, it can also bring up a lot emotionally. For many LGBTQ+ individuals, the joy of Pride coexists with the weight of experiences that never fully go away: family rejection, discrimination, internalized shame, or the exhaustion of constantly navigating a world that was not always built with you in mind.
Pride Month: LGBTQ+ Mental Health Spotlight
If you have been carrying the weight of something painful, whether it happened years ago or feels like it is still happening every single day, you already know how hard it is to just "move on." You have probably tried. Maybe you have talked about it, journaled about it, or done everything you were told to do. And still, the memories come back. The body tenses. The anxiety spikes.
That is not a personal failure. That is trauma. And it deserves a real treatment approach.
EMDR therapy is one of the most researched, widely respected options available for healing trauma, and at Live Well Practice in New York, it is something our team has been offering since 2018. If you have been curious about whether it could help you, here is what you need to know.