Dr. Kat Counseling & Coaching

Discover how junk journaling transforms scraps and discarded materials into powerful tools for healing shame, trauma, and grief. Blending expressive arts therapy, somatic practices, and philosophy, this guide offers vignettes, reflection prompts, and step-by-step instructions to help you reclaim meaning, embody resilience, and create beauty from the broken.

From Joey’s flirty one-liners in Friends to Disney princesses trading agency for beauty, our media has quietly groomed us to accept objectification as normal. This essay unpacks how sitcoms, family films, and pornography form a continuum that shapes gender roles, conditions the brain, and convinces us that ‘boys will be boys’ and porn is inevitable. Drawing on neuroscience, film theory, and philosophy, it shows how awakening from these scripts is like leaving a cult or steppi

Have you ever felt like you’re living with two selves? One appears polished, steady, and capable—ready to face the world—while the other waits beneath the surface, erupting in moments of craving, self-sabotage, or collapse. This split can feel unsettling, as if a stranger resides within you. Yet, what if this hidden self is not an intruder but a messenger—inviting you to look more closely at your wounds, your unmet needs, and the parts of you longing for compassion?

The body is not just a vessel—it’s a storyteller. From tight shoulders to restless sleep, every symptom is a message. Science and philosophy alike reveal that the mind and body speak the same language, and true healing begins when we learn to listen.