11. Emily Thelen (MA+LCPC+CTRS) on adjusting to change, societal norms, therapeutic boarding school, wilderness, and recovering from depression and anxiety.
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This week I sit down with one of my therapists from my therapeutic boarding school. We talk about how she saw me change, the difficulty of measuring long-term emotional change, and the societal norms of not feeling negative emotions. Emily also asks me what is important to be successful in therapy.
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