Rachel Goodman, MFT Psychotherapy for Helpers

12/20/2025

This is a very useful description of why empaths often stay in toxic relationships.

06/01/2025

Some people who have to be responsible for their siblings or parents as children grow up to be compulsive caretakers.

04/24/2025

The world needs helpers. Helpers deserve support.

12/14/2024

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11/17/2022

Reader wonders how little time it is okay to spend with parents who are not good people.

05/25/2022

Sending love and support to all of the teachers.

01/30/2022

I work with a lot of teachers and think of them daily during this time in the world. Here is Yo-Yo Ma with a tribute to teachers.

11/13/2021

04/22/2021

When the pandemic is over, how should we process the memories of what happened? Ed Prideaux discovers counter-intuitive answers from the science of trauma.

04/21/2021

Educators tell NPR that the stress of teaching through the pandemic has affected their health and their personal lives. "It's like nothing I've experienced before," one teachers says.

01/27/2021

Doctors deserve so much care right now.

A growing number of programs aim to help doctors, nurses and medical students who are struggling with mental health issues during the pandemic.

01/22/2021

Those of us in the helping professions need to keep seeking support as we give it. I know I wouldn't be ok during this time if it were not for my support system.

There is a growing need for mental health care in the U.S. and with more need comes more demand for services. Yet there has long been a shortage of mental health providers and the current therapists are burning out supporting everyone. We need listen to their stories, as they are, after all, human.