Adriane Nada, LMFT, LPCC

01/10/2022

From the blog: A bittersweet experience of saying goodbye and starting a new adventure...

Saying farewell to one chapter and beginning a new one: we know what we are leaving behind but do not yet know what we are gaining. To experience the pain of letting go alongside the thrill of the adventure ahead is a bittersweet journey. Throughout the process

12/11/2020

I have been thinking about the Drama Triangle a lot lately as we (as a society) experience extreme polarization in politics, the pandemic and reality itself.

There are many parts to the “self”, which make up our overall identities. Some of these parts are in balance, strengthening our egos and allowing us to interact well in the world. Other parts, typically the ones we are less aware of, represent more of our shadow

10/13/2020

I am so excited to be teaming up with Adam Dodge (J.D., Digital Safety) on this continuing education course, which highlights the intersection of device use and/or online interaction with the rise in anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation among adolescents. You can register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_91gF_mYKQxKd8QUOmwDZ-g

07/07/2020

A successful path to healing: the courage to face reality while being safely held by a calm, loving self.

I am returning to some of my favorite self-reflection books during these uneasy times as a way to keep centered and grounded amidst the chaos. Yoga and the Quest for the True Self was an obvious choice in the line-up as this book is filled with words of

02/26/2020

From the blog:
"When I became a mother, I had to accept the heaviness of vulnerability in order to embrace my love for my daughter. And when my father passed away, I had to accept that my heart would always feel somewhat broken with grief because I had allowed myself to love him so much."

I recently came across David Whyte’s poem,” Vulnerability”, which touched me personally as well as inspired me professionally in my current work with clients. Vulnerability has often been negatively associated with the human experience. To be vulnerable is to be weak, fragile or small. The alt...

11/20/2019

From the blog...

I often find the best way to communicate a message or a meaning is through the poetic words of someone who already said it best. I thought it would be fun to compile many of my favorite quotations (from many of my favorite books) read over the years,

09/04/2019

From the blog...

When my husband and I began dating almost 14 years ago, he gave me a copy of Kahlil Gibran’s volume entitled Tears and Laughter. A gesture that I often refer to as “the moment I knew I wanted to marry him” – a symbol of our shared