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Joanna Townsend

Rejection Hurts

Rejection hurts. Literally. Our brains respond to rejection the same way they do to physical pain. It's hard. It's heavy. We've all been...

Joanna Townsend

On Body Image

I've been working in the mental health space for a decade now. And what I've learned overtime, despite what a lot my training encouraged...

Joanna Townsend

"Knowing" vs Knowing

Self-awareness: the essential ingredient to self-understanding, self-reflection, and introspection. Self-awareness is so important!...

Joanna Townsend

Permission to Rest

What's your relationship with rest? Is it complicated? Earned? Prioritized? Guilt-ridden? I'm glad you're here. Let's unpack it. We need...

Joanna Townsend

Feeling Feelings

feelings! When people ask me what I do, the conversation tends to be centered around what areas I specialize in as a therapist. And while...

Joanna Townsend

Being Imperfect

Oh imperfection. What role you've played in all of our lives. Which leaves me wondering: We know we are imperfect. But what does that...

Joanna Townsend

Handling Body Shaming + Diet Talk Over the Holidays

It's about that time of year. The weather is getting cooler, the days are getting shorter, trips home are being planned...and diet and...

Joanna Townsend

5 Tips for Winter Blues

Our 5 tips to support your mental wellness as the winter months approach. 1. Connect We tend to stay indoors + avoid being out in cold...

Joanna Townsend

Toxic Positivity

Breaking down toxic positivity and offering you an alternative to the mushy, inauthentic, & harmful "positive vibes only" rhetoric. What...

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