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Rebranding “Daddy Issues”
This phrase makes me cringe so much, and you might feel similarly. To say that someone has “daddy issues” is typically a fast way to metaphorically throw a punch to someone’s gut — and that someone is usually a woman. In my experience, this phrase is casually thrown around as an insult that’s used to discredit what a woman experiences in an intimate relationship. As in, when someone expresses a concern in a relationship, they can be met with. “They just have daddy issues that they’re projecting onto me.”
I want to focus on two of the many ways this can be harmful.
Why Am I A Therapist?
When I graduated from undergrad a decade ago I had no intention of ever going back to school. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my career, but I knew I was interested in human sexuality, trauma, and social justice. Fast forward to two Masters degrees later, I’m grateful for the experiences that gradually and organically revealed my passion for psychotherapy. I can’t imagine myself doing anything else. In honor of National Social Work Month, ten years since leaving undergrad, five years since grad school graduation, and nearly one whole year in private practice, here is a snapshot of how I’ve landed here.
Reflection on Día de los Muertos
There is honor and dignity in holding both the shadow and the light
Earlier this week, I posted on Instagram about how much I appreciate the ability to show up as a therapist in private practice as my whole self. I feel a greater sense of agency in the process of setting my boundaries, which are firmer in some areas of my practice now and more flexible in other areas. I am enjoying the increased transparency around my personal subjectivity. This week I dropped off my ballot and voted for Biden Harris. This weekend I will be honoring Día de los Muertos. Both of these parts of my personal subjectivity matter in my work with clients. Both of these personal facts influence the perspective I bring with me into the therapeutic process.
Why I Love Astrology
When Chani Nicholas released her book, You Born for This, at the start of 2020, I rushed to order a signed copy. I first became aware of her work as a graduate student, and have since found comfort in her emails, Instagram posts, and have even participated in a few of her courses. However, it wasn’t until early this month that I took the time to sit down with my journal and work my way through the self-paced guide to my own astrology chart. I finished the entire book in a matter of hours, and found myself wishing I didn’t have a signed copy so that I could have felt free to scribble in the margins and highlight everything of relevance. And a lot of it felt relevant.
The insight into my chart felt relevant because it felt like someone was poetically and accurately explaining myself to me, paired with the message that these qualities are all components of my life’s purpose. The gifts and challenges of my chart are all part of the what, why, and how I show up in the world for myself and others. I’ve carried these insights with me throughout the days since, often remembering snippets of text that affirm the choices I make and the work I feel compelled to do.
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