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Fierce with Reality: How Self-Awareness and Self-Acceptance Set You Free
Discover how becoming “fierce with reality” through self-awareness and self-acceptance can free you from patterns like guilt, codependency, and self-sabotage. A Tampa individual and couples therapist shares tools to help you reclaim your energy and your story.
Trust Issues? Let’s Talk About It.
Learn how trust impacts every relationship—from romantic to personal to the one you have with yourself. Tampa therapist and art therapist Dawn shares how to rebuild trust, offer real apologies, and strengthen your self-trust for a calmer, more connected life.
Understanding Internal Family Systems (IFS): How Mapping Your Inner World Supports Healing
Curious about Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy? Learn how this powerful, evidence-based approach used by Tampa therapist and art therapist Dawn Foretich at The Way is Through can help you heal from within by mapping and connecting with your inner parts.
Healthy Boundaries in Relationships: A Therapist’s Guide to Protecting Your Energy
Setting healthy boundaries isn’t rude—it’s revolutionary. Learn how to recognize boundary types, use assertive communication, and create better relationships without burnout. Tips, examples, and therapist-approved insights inside.
Smile at Your Thoughts: Meditation Isn't About Emptying Your Brain
Meditation isn’t about becoming a thoughtless monk on a mountaintop—it’s about learning to smile at your thoughts instead of letting them run the show. A therapist in the Tampa area explains how this simple practice can support anxiety, stress, focus, and emotional resilience.
Breaking Free from Co-Dependency: How Tampa Couples Can Reclaim Healthy Love
Co-dependency can silently erode relationships, leaving partners exhausted and resentful. If you’re constantly people-pleasing, struggling with boundaries, or feeling responsible for your partner’s emotions, it’s time for a change. Discover how Tampa couples can recognize and heal co-dependent patterns—starting today.
Why a Mood Journal is Your Secret Weapon Against Anxiety and Depression
Feeling like your moods are all over the place? A mood journal can help you—and your doctor—understand what’s really going on. Learn how to track your emotions like a pro!
Anxiety Relief - 4 Helpful Tools with Bonus Art Therapy Directives
Tampa therapist and art therapy techniques meet science-backed anxiety relief. Discover how blending evidence-based coping skills (like deep breathing and cognitive restructuring) with expressive arts can help you—or your clients—find calm in Florida’s busy pace. Bonus: Creative directives perfect for Tampa’s vibrant, healing community.
What Is Trauma and Intergenerational Trauma?
Tampa-based therapist and art therapist Dawn Foretich, LMHC, explains how trauma and intergenerational trauma affect mental health—and how therapies like CBT, EMDR, and art therapy can help you heal deeply and sustainably.
How to Fill Your Own Cup and Why It Matters
Tampa, Florida therapist shares about how to fill your own cup—emotionally, mentally, and spiritually—so you stop outsourcing your worth and start showing up in your relationships with more clarity, confidence, and calm.
Active Listening: The Simple Therapy Tool That Transforms Communication
Discover how active listening can improve communication, deepen connection, and reduce conflict. Learn simple, Tampa, Florida therapist-approved tips that work—in relationships, friendships, and everyday life.
ADHD, Focus, and the Art of Getting Things Done (Without Getting Distracted by Snacks or Going Down the Rabbit Hole)
Learn how ADHD affects focus, emotions, and everyday life—and how tools like therapy, mindfulness, and nutrition can help. Written by a licensed Florida therapist.
What Really Happens in Therapy, and Why You Might Try to Bail
Wondering what therapy is really like? Learn what to expect in sessions with a licensed Florida therapist—and how healing unfolds, even when parts of you resist it.
How Your Gut Health Affects Your Mental Health, and What You Can Do About It
Discover how your gut health impacts mood, anxiety, and overall mental wellness. Read about a Florida therapist uses a holistic, whole-body approach to emotional health.
Anxiety, Overthinking? Meet Byron Katie’s Four Questions and a Better Way to Live
Feeling overwhelmed by anxious thoughts or overthinking everything? Learn how Byron Katie’s Four Questions, paired with CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), can help shift your mindset.
How to Find a Therapist in Florida Without Feeling Overwhelmed
Overwhelmed searching for the right therapist in Florida? This guide breaks down where to look, what to ask, and how to find a good fit for your mental health journey.
Iceberg Ahead: Navigating Emotions in Relationships Without Crashing
Emotions in relationships can feel like icebergs—what’s said is just the surface. Learn how to navigate reactions and reconnect with calm, therapist-backed tools.
Coping with Anxiety: Mind, Body, and What’s on Your Netflix Queue
Coping with anxiety takes more than deep breaths. Learn how your mind, body, and media choices all play a role—plus Florida therapist-backed tips to feel better, faster.
The Heavy Burden of Guilt: 4 Steps to Free Yourself
Guilt can weigh you down emotionally and physically. Learn four therapist-backed steps to understand it, heal it, and finally feel free again.
Money Stress: 7 Therapist-Approved Ways to Tame Financial Anxiety
Money stress isn’t just about dollars—it’s emotional. Discover 7 therapist-approved ways to reduce financial anxiety and take back control, one step at a time.
