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The Slow Tempo of Becoming: What Glenn Gould Reminded Me About Therapy
In therapy, we often rush to fill the silence because being truly seen in our stuckness feels like exposure. When I sit with a client, and we reach that place where the script runs out, we are entering the Gould Frequency. We are slowing the narrative until we can see the individual ripples in the water.
Jessica Paden
May 32 min read


On Canceling Your Parents
Emotional growth happens in relationship. When we become cut off from too many connections, we risk losing part of our own capacity to connect and be known.
Jessica Paden
Oct 7, 20252 min read


True Crime, Meet High Anxiety
The level of attention paid to the minutiae of (a relatively non-gory) crime is like a tonic for the anxious mind...
Jessica Paden
Dec 8, 20243 min read


What is Relational Trauma and How Do You Know If You Have It?
Relational trauma can have a profound impact on emotional health and relationships. Whether it stems from childhood experiences, toxic...
Jessica Paden
Dec 6, 20243 min read
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