Acacia Collaborative Blog

Some people wonder why you would talk to a therapist when you can *just* talk to a friend. Why spill your problems to a stranger when you can pick up the phone and vent to your BFF?  There are many reasons why talking to a therapist is very different from talking to a...

Being able to effectively navigate conflict with your partner can make the difference between having a healthy relationship or a very stressful relationship. In our Healthy Fighting Part 1 blog, we learned how to identify “bread and butter” arguments vs more...

We’ve all been there. You’re in the middle of an argument with your partner and you’re so caught up in the details of the argument that you’ve lost sight of why you're fighting. Being able to pause at those times and ask yourself, “What am I trying to communicate...

Ever feel just as dreary as the rainy weather outside or caught the winter blues? What about summertime sadness? It’s relatively common to experience some shifts in mood with changing seasons or weather. And though colder, rainier days are intuitive to be correlated...

Summer is here! Temperatures are rising, CDC guidelines are loosening, and beach trips and community pools are sure to be popular as we transition to post-quarantine life. For some of us, that means showing off a home gym fitness transformation or an online shopping...

Loss is all around us. Sometimes it’s big, like when a family member or friend dies. Sometimes it’s smaller, like when you don’t get the job for which you were interviewing. When we are faced with a loss, our brains have some big grief tasks to do. Four, in fact....