We humans are emotional beings and understanding that emotions are part of the toolset that we use to navigate the experiences of a fully engaged life is hugely important. When we have trained for a lifetime to avoid “bad” emotions we can end up divorced from this key element of our humanity. Read on for tips from a marriage & family therapist on how to start reconnecting with your emotions.

At Kindman & Co., we are working towards building a society that recognizes and addresses the diverse needs of all individuals. Today, we want to shed light on an often overlooked but important aspect of social justice: Disability Justice. Disability Justice encompasses both understanding and advocacy for the rights, needs, and dignity of disabled people. Read on for more info on what Disability Justice is, why it’s so important and for resources and organizations to start taking action.

Kindman & Co. Therapists, Dani, Steve, and Caitlin, discuss their thoughts on summer topics, and then share their own takes on how Hot Girl Summer should be remixed. The group shares some of the history of Hot Girl Summer, who coined the term, what it has become today, and discusses the phenomenon of cultural appropriation. Enjoy a playful episode of therapists talking all things pop culture!

Read our thoughts as relational, systems focused therapists about this escalating crisis…Our liberation is bound together—both Israelis and Palestinians will not be safe and violence will continue to escalate while Palestinians remain oppressed…Never again means never again for all of us.

Relationship issues can be so triggering — it’s biology, we are wired for connection so the possibility of coming apart makes things feel real scary — and that makes it rife for analysis paralysis. Let’s take a minute to look at some myths and misconceptions I’ve heard as a therapist, and hopefully make the specter of relationship therapy a little less scary.

This post explores how a variety of cultural differences and power imbalances show up in interracial relationships and how couples can increase their awareness of these challenges and address them together to create more empathetic, authentic connection.

This post explores how a variety of cultural differences and power imbalances show up in interracial relationships and how couples can increase their awareness of these challenges and address them together to create more empathetic, authentic connection.

Barbie is not perfect. Good. We don’t need perfection. We need to mess up and we need more examples of people trying to explore identity, feeling, and pink. We need room to make art that starts conversations on our experiences, childhoods, and overall desires.

Did you know that: Having frequent interactions with dogs (not even just our own, so don’t worry if you don’t have a dog) has, in a number of studies, been found to be significantly associated with positive psychological outcomes across the lifespan? Read on for more info about why dogs are great for promoting mental health!

This is a transcript from an Interview with Jose Vidrio of Highland Park Training on our Podcast, Out of Session with Kindman & Co. Read on for a discussion about new parenting—especially fatherhood, the importance of gentleness and sitting with discomfort, building new versions of masculinity, and cultivating accessible and inclusive gym culture that contradicts stereotypical forms of masculinity.