Is your stress creeping up as we move into fall and winter? Is your anxiety harder to regulate than usual? In this post, Chicago therapist Cora Moon explains how fight-or-flight works and shares 3 simple ways to calm your nervous system when anxiety, stress, or perfectionism take over. Understanding your nervous system can be the first step toward slowing it down and finding more calm.

Do you know exactly what you need to do — answer that email, book the appointment, start the project — and still can't make yourself do it? Maybe you watch friends and coworkers move through their to-do lists with ease while making dinner some nights feels like more than you can manage. If that sounds familiar, you're not lazy, and you're not alone. What you might be experiencing is executive dysfunction — and it's more common, and more treatable, than most people realize. In this post, Sidra Koss, LPC, a therapist at Cultivate Counseling Group in Chicago, breaks down what executive dysfunction actually is, why it happens, and — most importantly — what actually helps.

Connection doesn't require a grand gesture — sometimes it's a five-minute conversation at the right moment. Eliana Novak shares how small, intentional moments with your kids can reshape your family's bond. Through simple ideas, consistency, and genuine curiosity, she shows how the smallest shifts in how we show up can build a deeper, more connected family life.

Sometimes people wonder what makes therapy different than talking to a good friend. Kelley Oldham, LCPC walks through steps of why emotions can focus us towards healing and not just “venting”.

Convenience and Accessibility, Flexibility in Scheduling, Comfort and Privacy and more. Owner Kelley Oldham walks us through how Telehealth is an incredible option for getting the support you need in 2024.

Insights from the Huberman lab provide context for how journally can be a powerful tool for healing and is way more than “Dear Dairy” entries.

Addiction extends far beyond substances like alcohol and drugs; it encompasses a multitude of compulsive behaviors. What's perplexing is how individuals find themselves trapped in these behaviors against their own will.

Cutivate’s owner, Kelley Oldham, gives a compelling case for the effectiveness of therapy and how you can get the most out of it.