Connecting Back To Yourself

Sometimes growth is more about a reunion than anything else

This week has been a bit emotional for me.

In a good way.

I launched something called TAT (The Angry Therapist) LAB this week. Basically ClassPass for your mental and emotional health, using Zoom to run live wellness groups. One may think I’m trying to jump on the bandwagon and capitalize on everyone on Zoom right now looking for connections and a way to keep busy.

Yes, sure.

But there is also history to this. It’s tied to my story and mission. It goes back nearly a decade when I was on my therapist journey and frustrated with the strict guidelines of the clinical world. Webcams had just come out but we weren’t allowed to use them to help people and I didn’t understand why. We could instantly connect with people from all over the world. Finally deliver therapy. But due to licensure guidelines that differ from state to state, it would create confusion. This would mean the old model would need restructuring. For the board, it would mean loss of control.

So in my little apartment in Ktown, I started experimenting. I didn’t have much of a life then. I was broke and going through a divorce. I was rebuilding myself. I spent a lot of time blogging and sitting in coffee shops…