All posts by Alysha Jeney

Men in Therapy

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Men in Therapy: A Societal Judgement I personally despise the idea of men having to be “macho” at all times.  Societally, we put a lot on our men to be brave, strong, buff, responsible, rich, a provider, romantic, etc, etc. Personally, I appreciate and find nothing more intimate than when my partner opens up to me with raw emotions. I love his ability to trust me enough to expose his deep fears and .
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Daily Challenge to Finding Happiness Within Yourself

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Daily Challenge for February 2015 : Find Happiness Within Yourself, Build Self-Awareness and Strengthen Your Relationships It’s often difficult to find happiness within ourselves and we can get stuck easily in a rigid cycle that feels unsatisfying. Looking for a daily challenge that allows you to practice mindfulness, reflection, self-compassion and helps you strengthen your relationships? February is the month of health and love, so what a better month to focus on both? .
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What to Do About Sex Anxiety in a Relationship

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Takeaway: Many people, regardless of age, sex/gender and relationship status can experience sex anxiety at some point(s) in their life. Maybe fear of sex or fear of performance is something you’ve experienced for years. Maybe you’re just noticing sex anxiety for the first time. This article can help address what sexual anxiety is, as well as common factors that contribute to anxiety during sex and what you can do about it. .
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Intimacy in Relationships : What does it even mean?

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Defining Love Languages and Intimacy in Relationships I find that most of us have differing definitions of what “intimacy in relationships” means. (Even the dictionary has up to 5 different definitions of intimacy!) I also believe most of us show or receive love (aka our “love language” coined by Gary Chapman, PhD) in different ways and a huge contributor is how we were shown love in our childhoods and our past .
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The FOMO Effect

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What is FOMO (or “fear of missing out”) doing to your relationship? I hate generalizing, so hopefully one reads this with a grain of salt. We have established that I am of the Millennial generation, so with that being said, I hope I have some credibility with how I see my fellow generation and our relationship flaws. Whether we want to take credit for this or not, I think my generation .
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Purposeful Pumpkin

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The Purposeful Pumpkin : A Metaphor About Vulnerability We aren’t very different from jack-o-laterns, you know. Similarly, we all started off growing naturally in the fields… Some of us big and round, others long and slender.  Some become rotten, barely holding onto their wilted roots… while others grow strong and innately shine confidence. When it becomes the right time, we are precisely chosen by one who appreciates our little quirks and uniqueness… .
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What is really going on in our relationship?

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Our Relationship’s Dance: The truth about why we argue. Being an attachment based therapist, I do believe there is a powerful connection to our childhoods and how we form relationships with others in our adulthood. In a sense, in times of conflict, we really do resort to child-like behaviors in an attempt to regulate our emotions and get security from others. When you find yourself struggling with understanding your partner, your .
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A glimpse into my own journey : A tale of self discovery

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Self Discovery. Love. Pain. (My) Journey. By being a therapist of the millennial generation, I know I have an interesting persona in comparison to other therapists. I am well aware of the stereotype, I myself, had created of what a therapist should look and act like before I became one… and I struggled for a long time with how to “play the part.” The obvious, I am seemingly young. Yes, it is true. .
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