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North Star Therapy Collective Blog
Our blog is a space where our therapists share reflections, resources, and guidance on women’s mental health, relationships, and life transitions. We hope these articles offer support and insight as you navigate your own journey.
"Exploring the Depths: Deciding When to Take Your Therapy to the Next Level"
Unsure if you want to move into deeper work in therapy? Read about the arc of treatment and ways to consider if depth work is right for you.
Kristen Genzano, LPC
Jun 24, 20245 min read
"How to Embrace Imperfection and Thrive as a Parent: 3 Essential Tips"
This post explores the pressure many parents feel to be perfect and how to respond to the drive to be the "perfect" parent.
Sarah Craycraft, LPC
May 6, 20245 min read
The Long-Term Impact: Navigating Burnout and Grief Four Years After the Pandemic.
It’s March 2024. Despite the fact it’s been four years since our world changed as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic most of us are just...
Kristen Genzano, LPC
Mar 5, 20246 min read
it’s the holidays – now what?
I’m a 30-something year old woman, without children. I’ve chosen to live away from family and have spent many years juggling family and...
Guest Author
Dec 23, 20194 min read
Afternoon Live - Conversations about Life When You Don't Have Kids
Talking about life without kids is an often uncomfortable conversation. In this segment of KATU’s Afternoon Live, author Kate Kaufmann...
Kristen Genzano, LPC
Sep 10, 20191 min read
Afternoon Live - Cultivating Self-Compassion
Self-compassion is the practice of turning toward yourself in difficult times and offering yourself the same gentle kindness you would...
Kristen Genzano, LPC
Feb 26, 20191 min read
Afternoon Live - Self-Care (re)Defined
Self-care is a buzz word these days. Most people think of a manicure or glass of wine as the go-to self-care. In this segment of...
Kristen Genzano, LPC
Oct 9, 20181 min read
Afternoon Live - Mother/Daughter Connection
Mother-Daughter relationships can be one of the most complicated and one of the most deeply rewarding relationships a woman can...
Kristen Genzano, LPC
May 8, 20181 min read
Afternoon Live - Choosing Child Free
The path to being a Childfree Woman is not always direct. If you're in the process of deciding to have children or not, you can...
Kristen Genzano, LPC
Mar 20, 20181 min read
the (often) rocky road of choosing to be childfree: isolation, judgment, self-doubt
Each woman has a different story about her decision to have children or not. For some, the decision was made for her due to physical...
Kristen Genzano, LPC
Mar 19, 20182 min read
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