Something someone once told me that has stayed with me over the years is, “Life is all about perspective.” The more I’ve thought about that—both personally and in my work as a therapist—the more I’ve come to appreciate how true it can be. Imagine three people standing on the same beach at the exact same time. One person is standing close to the water, watching the waves roll in. Another is sitting farther back near the dunes, where they can see the ocean, the seagulls, and pe

Can trauma therapy feel like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? In this personal and professional reflection, a therapist explores the connection between Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine, the desire to forget painful experiences, and the reality of trauma healing through Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). Learn how ART helps people change their relationship with traumatic memories—not by erasing the past, but by reducing the emotional and physical distress that keeps t