Aranda Therapy

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Ready for some spooky self-reflection? Know your MBTI personality type? Check out which folklore creature matches your type best. Happy almost-Halloween!

Early voting has started in Nevada! I voted today by dropping my mail-in ballot at a ballot box nearby. What's your plan to vote? The time is now! 💙

Register. Check your voting registration. Identify your voting site. Remind family and friends. Make a clear plan. Vote like our lives depend on it, because they do!

Voting in Nevada? Check your registration or sign up here! Make a plan. Your voice matters. registertovote.nv.gov

I took action with The Committee to Protect Health Care. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up:

Withdrawal symptoms from psychotropic medication is a truly scary experience. Sometimes clients don't realize the dangers of discontinuing medication and sometimes disruption in insurance or financial cost caused them to discontinue. More often than not it leads to crisis intervention.

“Shouldn’t you be over it by now?” Trauma doesn’t follow a timeline. Time passing isn’t the same as healing. Safety, support, resources, and the opportunity to process what happened all matter. There is no universal deadline for healing. Worth a read. ❤️

See... there is a solution for everything!

The theme that comes up for the majority of my clients these days. 🙁

“You’ve changed.” Many clients hear this from others after being in therapy. Sometimes becoming healthier means becoming unfamiliar to people who were comfortable with the old version of you. Sometimes your transformation makes others want to change too. 🦋

Therapist brain: Don’t say it. It’s such a cliché. Find another way to phrase it. Also therapist brain: But I actually need to know how that makes you feel. 🐸🤦‍♀️

I had a great time visiting Stanford, where my psychology journey first began. ❤️ Visited the Psychology Department, the Main Quad, and the CoHo. I’m happy to report they still make the perfect mocha. ☕️

We have a new baby at the stables! 🐴🥹 There is something wonderfully grounding about being around horses. Also something completely unproductive because I would now like to cancel all responsibilities and just hang with this little one all day long. ❤️

No, Gen Z isn’t afraid of hard work. They’re questioning burnout as the price of success and redefining what a healthy, meaningful, sustainable career can look like. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

Interesting read on what may predict long-term relationship success: not chemistry, but temperance- the ability to pause between feeling an impulse and acting on it. Essentially: feel the reaction, but choose the response. Curious what others think about this.

Emotional regulation is generally categorized as a "soft skill," something nice to have alongside the "real work." But it is often the key difference between chaos, violence, and calamity, and thriving, health, and connection, writes @drjasonnlinder www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...

Self-mastery doesn't mean controlling our emotions, eliminating vulnerability, or becoming perfect. Rather, it’s the ability to understand what is happening inside us and increasingly choose how we want to respond. And it starts here. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

This is based out of Reno, Nevada and is also an excellent place to support. I donated in honor of Chewy and Rhea, who I am sure are running wild. wildhorseeducation.org/what-whe-is/

If you're looking for a good place to donate to help wild horses...

This link takes you to petitions regarding protecting wild horses. Please act now. www.change.org/topic/wild-h...

Please urge congress to prohibit horse slaughter!

Please sign to protect wild horses.

Exactly! It is never too late and the time is passing anyway.

An interesting read!!!

It's nice to have my achievements and specialized skills recognized by the professionals at Starbucks. After ordering two cortados in one cup, I was officially informed that I am a "Master of Coffee." I told them "I have been training for this all my life." Training has finally paid off. ☕🏆

I requested a "single case agreement" to be able to continue seeing a client whose insurance changed. Approved within DAYS. 😳 If you work with insurance, you understand that this is basically the equivalent of seeing a unicorn in the wild. 🦄 I don't know what to do with myself. 💃🥳😃

Yes! 1,000% yes! 👇👇👇

After a few years taking lessons, I finally had my first fall from Ruckus, whose name tells you everything you need to know about him. 🐴 As both therapist and rider, I know confidence isn't built by avoiding falls, but by surviving them. Tend to the wounds and then get back up on that horse! 🤠

Neuroscience explains why our thoughts seem more dangerous after midnight—and Stoic wisdom offers a simple practice to reclaim calm and control. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

I need your help. We are almost at 1 million YouTube subscribers. Can you share this and help me get there? www.youtube.com/@aaronparnas1

Today, my phone stopped working, my computer acted up, the internet was fussy, I left my office keys at home. I'm pretty sure I've been hexed. 😂 Days like this are a reminder that sometimes the only productive thing to do is stop fighting the universe, go with the flow, and get a treat. ✨

I always expected to be a soccer mom, but life has made me a proud rocker mom. 🎸 House of Blues on Monday, Warped Tour in Long Beach this weekend, and I now know music in a whole new way. Life rarely follows the script we write, but cool adventures come from saying yes to wherever life leads. 💙🤘

Interesting article about when it is okay to lie in relationships. What do you think? Do you agree or disagree?

Narcissistic parents are typically more focused on appearances and admiration from others and have little mental space to care for children the way healthy parents might. Here is the lifetime cost for the child. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/soci...

This 4th of July, I'm holding two truths at once. I am concerned about the state of our country and still believe in the people working every day to make it better. Wishing everyone a day filled with good people, good food, and renewed commitment to building the kind of country we all deserve. 🌭🥤

Happy Father's Day! 💙 To the dads, stepdads, grandfathers, foster parents, mentors, and father figures who offer love, support, protection, and guidance- thank you! You matter. Whatever this day brings for you, may you rest and take time to appreciate yourself and all you do.

The Obama Presidential Center is now open! More pics from inside the museum and the library.

The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago is now open! The opening ceremony provided hope and inspiration. A reminder of what was and what can still be achieved when people work toward something bigger than themselves. I'm grateful to have visited. The campus is a gem for the community. 💙

Happy Juneteenth ❤️🖤💚 A day of remembrance, celebration, and reflection. Today, we recognize the strength, resilience, and achievements of Black communities throughout history and today. May we continue learning from the past while working toward a more equitable future.

Henry Finn, the therapy dog, saw 6 clients today! 🐶 The look in the second picture is either: A) processing the complexities of the human experience or B) napping. We'll never know. 😄💙

Catch the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center on Thursday, June 18th at 9am PST on livestream! What a great lineup. 💙 obama.org/grandopening

Gasp! Hey now, no need to eliminate the therapy! Let's fix this list real quick --> Quiet, snacks, a very long book, a delicious drink, AND therapy. 😜💚📖☕

"Strong men- men who are truly role models- don't need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful." - Michelle Obama

As a therapist, I can neither confirm nor deny that entire supporting casts of people exist in my office despite never having set foot there. 👀😅

Breaking news from the stables: Mama horse made perfect little baby horse. Welcome, little one! 💙😍🐴😄