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1/10 A new loss... saying goodbye to my therapy office. THREAD
2/10 To a therapist, an office is so much more than a place where you do your work. Within these walls, people revealed their true selves, week after week, year after year. They cried and laughed, railed and risked.
They faced their pain and found their peace
They faced their pain and found their peace
3/10 A therapy office isn& #39;t just filled with stories--it IS a story. It& #39;s the story of not just my life, but of every person& #39;s life who has sat inside. It& #39;s where I sat with a brand new license and despite my inexperience, tried to do right by my clients.
4/10 It& #39;s where gradually, painstakingly, I grew into myself as a therapist. It& #39;s where my colleagues and I would snack and chat in the kitchen between clients, where we became better clinicians and bonded as friends.
Sometimes, between clients, I read.
Sometimes, between clients, I read.
6/10 It& #39;s where I put on a brave face after my breakup.
It& #39;s where Charlotte decided to stop drinking.
It& #39;s where Rita told me she no longer wanted to live and then, in spectacular fashion, came alive!
It& #39;s where Charlotte decided to stop drinking.
It& #39;s where Rita told me she no longer wanted to live and then, in spectacular fashion, came alive!
7/10
It& #39;s where Julie said, "I love you" to me before she died.
It& #39;s where John called me a hooker and where he told me about Gabe.
I looked out this window and cried after John left that day ... then I took this photo.
I felt Gabe& #39;s presence in those clouds...
It& #39;s where Julie said, "I love you" to me before she died.
It& #39;s where John called me a hooker and where he told me about Gabe.
I looked out this window and cried after John left that day ... then I took this photo.
I felt Gabe& #39;s presence in those clouds...
8/10 When we had to leave those offices due to renovations, we moved a block away to the new office suite.
There were more patients, more stories, more colleagues, more tears and laughter and everything in between.
There were more patients, more stories, more colleagues, more tears and laughter and everything in between.
9/10 Between clients, I edited my @atlantic column, worked on my @iheart podcast, wrote my @TED Talk.
On Wednesdays, I kissed my son goodnight on Facetime to see the people who drove to my office after work, in the dark, so that I could bear witness to their lives.
On Wednesdays, I kissed my son goodnight on Facetime to see the people who drove to my office after work, in the dark, so that I could bear witness to their lives.
10/10
All that changed this year with COVID, and since we don& #39;t know how long this will last, this space has been replaced by my laptop.
I think about these offices often though, and I let myself feel the loss and the love.
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I think about these offices often though, and I let myself feel the loss and the love.
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