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Pier 34 is a non profit organization focused on providing mental health education to the public and professionals.

02/03/2026

February Introduction – A Different Kind of Conversation About Relationships

February often brings a lot of noise about love and connection. Here at Pier 34, we want to slow that conversation down.

This month, we’ll be talking about relationships through a different lens — one that’s shaped by grief, trauma, fatigue, and long seasons of holding things together. We’ll explore emotional safety, boundaries, repair, and what it means to stay connected without losing yourself.

Not every relationship season is about closeness or celebration. Some are about learning how to be honest, steady, and kind — especially when things feel complicated.

If connection feels tender or difficult right now, you’re not alone. And you’re welcome here.

02/02/2026

Holding Hope Without Forcing It

Hope doesn’t always arrive as confidence or clarity.

Sometimes it shows up as a small willingness to keep going. A pause instead of despair. A moment of light that doesn’t erase the darkness, but coexists with it.

You don’t have to feel hopeful to be moving toward healing. You don’t have to force optimism or pretend things are better than they are.

It’s enough to hold space for the possibility that something gentle could still grow — even here, even now.

Hope doesn’t need to be loud to be real.

01/30/2026

Faith After Trauma

Trauma can change the way faith feels.

Beliefs that once brought comfort may feel distant. Practices that used to ground you might now feel complicated, or even unsafe. This doesn’t mean faith is gone — often, it means it’s being re-formed.

For many people, faith after trauma becomes quieter, more honest, less certain — and sometimes more real. Questions replace easy answers. Trust grows slowly, if at all. And that’s okay.

If your faith doesn’t look the way it used to, you’re not failing spiritually. You may simply be learning how to believe again in a way that can hold both pain and hope.

01/28/2026

When Grief Has No Clear Shape

Not all grief comes with a clear story.

Sometimes there’s no single loss you can point to — just a lingering ache, a sense of something missing, a heaviness that doesn’t have words. This kind of grief can be confusing, especially when life looks mostly “okay” on the outside.

But grief doesn’t always follow rules or timelines. It can come from what was lost quietly, what never happened, or what changed without permission.

If your grief feels vague or hard to explain, that doesn’t make it less real. It simply means your heart is responding to something that mattered.

You don’t need a clear shape for your grief in order to honor it.

01/26/2026

When Healing Moves Quietly

Not all healing feels active or obvious.

Sometimes it looks like fewer words. Slower reactions. A little more space between what happens and how your body responds. These changes can be easy to miss because they don’t announce themselves.

Trauma-informed healing often works this way — quietly, beneath the surface, at a pace that prioritizes safety over speed. Nothing dramatic. Nothing forced. Just a gradual settling where things no longer have to stay on high alert.

If your healing doesn’t feel visible yet, that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. Some of the most meaningful work happens gently, when the body finally learns it doesn’t have to brace the way it once did.

You don’t need to rush what’s learning how to feel safe again.

01/23/2026

How the Body Holds What the Mind Can’t

Some healing doesn’t happen through understanding alone.

The body remembers things the mind may not fully recall — long after an experience has passed. That’s why stress can show up as tension, fatigue, shallow breathing, or a sense of being constantly on edge, even when life looks “fine” on the outside.

Somatic and body-based therapies work by paying attention to these signals. Instead of asking someone to explain or relive everything, they focus on helping the nervous system settle and release what it’s been carrying.

This kind of work is often slow and gentle. It doesn’t force insight or emotion. It builds safety first — and from there, healing can begin to unfold.

If you’ve ever felt like your body is reacting before your thoughts catch up, there’s nothing wrong with you. Your system may simply be asking for care that goes beyond words.

01/21/2026

When Healing Needs More Than Words

For some experiences, talking helps.
For others, it doesn’t reach far enough.

Trauma doesn’t always live in clear memories or stories we can explain. Often, it settles into the body — in tension, startle responses, exhaustion, or a sense of being “on edge” without knowing why. That’s why some people can understand what happened to them and still feel stuck.

Trauma-informed therapies like EMDR and body-based approaches work differently. Instead of asking you to relive or explain everything, they help the nervous system process what it’s been holding onto — sometimes quietly, sometimes gradually, often without many words at all.

This doesn’t mean talk therapy is wrong or ineffective. It means healing isn’t one-size-fits-all. Different wounds require different kinds of care.

This week, we’ll be sharing more about these approaches — not to overwhelm, but to help you understand why your healing might need support that goes deeper than insight alone.

If you’ve ever wondered why knowing hasn’t been enough, you’re not broken. You may just need a different kind of help.

01/19/2026

Releasing the Pressure to Be “Back to Normal”

There’s a quiet kind of pressure that shows up after hard seasons.

It’s the sense that you should be further along by now. That you should recognize yourself again. That whatever changed should have settled back into place.

But not everything that alters us is meant to reverse.

Some experiences reshape how we move through the world — how we listen, how we pace ourselves, how we carry what matters. That doesn’t mean something went wrong. It means something real happened.

If “normal” feels distant, you don’t need to chase it. You’re allowed to live from where you are now, even if that place still feels unfamiliar.

Sometimes peace comes not from returning, but from allowing.

01/16/2026

Identity When You Can’t “Show Up Like You Used To”

It can be disorienting when your capacity changes.

The roles you once filled easily feel heavier now. The ways you defined yourself — by productivity, availability, strength — don’t fit the same way. And that shift can feel unsettling, even frightening.

But identity isn’t only revealed when we’re functioning at full strength. Sometimes it’s clarified in the quieter seasons — when energy is limited and presence looks different.

You are not disappearing because your pace has changed. You are adapting. And that process deserves patience, not panic.

01/14/2026

When Motivation Is Low, But You Still Care

There’s a difference between not caring and not having capacity.

You can still want to show up, still feel invested, still care deeply — and yet find that your energy doesn’t stretch the way it once did. That disconnect can be confusing, especially if you’re used to pushing through.

This isn’t about losing drive or discipline. It’s about learning what your limits are now, not who you were in a different season.

Paying attention to capacity isn’t giving up. It’s choosing honesty over pressure — and that’s often where real steadiness begins.

01/12/2026

A Soft Place to Land

Some weeks don’t ask us to rebuild or figure things out.

They ask us to land.

If you’re coming into this week tired, unsure, or emotionally tender, you don’t need a plan or a strong outlook. You don’t need to know what’s next. You’re allowed to move gently and let today be enough.

Pier 34 exists for moments like this — when what you need most is permission to slow down and be held in a little more kindness.

If you’re looking for a soft place to land, you’re welcome here.

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Our Story

The term “little brother” can awaken memories of sibling rivalry, broken toys, and tattle-tales. The term “little brother” can also bring to mind fond memories of forts, mud-pies, and a person who knows you better than you know yourself. Rob was my “little brother” and the mention of his name echos all of these recollections.

Rob passed away at the age of 34 after a long battle with Bipolar Disorder. He was found as if napping in his apartment on a summer afternoon and I will never know why. Rob had suffered for 14 years, but with therapy and medication, he was beginning to experience an improved quality of life. This help should have come much sooner.

My grief consumed me, missing him so much at times I could hardly breathe. I had come to think of myself as his safe harbor that he could turn toward when he was sad, sick, or afraid. But what I realized was that I had not only lost my best friend, but my pier on the water as well. Where would I turn now?

As a therapist, I found myself exasperated with the lack of mental health resources available for those not only in need, but as human beings, deserving of help. One morning, I approached my office mate. We tossed around ideas for months, with mostly me tossing and Donnie telling me why it wouldn’t work. But we finally decided on a model that we mostly agreed on.