- Elda-Rosa Coulthrust, PsyD Lonely, Even Together - A Reflection I woke up one morning to my partner deep in a scroll—pictures of puppies, one after another. Cute, fluffy, harmless. But it had been going on for a while, so I asked, “What’s up with the puppy search?” He paused, then said, “I was thinking about getting a dog.” Naturally, I followed up: “Why?” And that’s when it shifted. He said, quietly, “Because sometimes I just feel so alone.” That moment didn’t just sit wit

The Narcissist and the Limerent: Who Are They? Elda-Rosa Coulthrust, PsyD Some relationships don’t just happen—they ignite. They feel intense, magnetic, almost impossible to step away from. The connection between a narcissistic personality style and a limerent attachment pattern is one of those pairings. From the outside, it can look like chemistry. From the inside, it often feels like emotional whiplash. So what’s really going on here? Understanding the Narcissist A narcissi

-Elda-Rosa Coulthrust, PsyD Emotions vs. Feelings: What’s the Difference? Well, let’s clear something up—because this is one of those things people think they understand, but don’t always fully grasp. Emotions and feelings are not the same thing. We use them like they are, but they play two very different roles in how we experience life… and how we cope with it. At the most basic level, emotions happen in the body, and feelings are the meaning we make of those emotions. Befor

- Elda-Rosa Coulthrust, PsyD Grief, Loss, and Addiction: A Reflection Grief and addiction often walk hand in hand. Both are responses to pain—but they move in very different directions. Grief shows up when something meaningful is lost. That loss might be a person, a relationship, your health, your stability, or even a sense of who you used to be. It can feel heavy, confusing, and overwhelming. And for many people, that emotional weight doesn’t just sit quietly—it looks for re

- Elda-Rosa Coulthrust, MA, LCMHC, LCAS, CCS eth·ics moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity....

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- Elda-Rosa Coulthrust, MA, LCMHC, LCAS, CCS A quest for autonomy... Every now and then, I share my private thoughts. I recall as a...

- Elda-Rosa Coulthrust, MA, LCMHC, LCAS, CCS “Trauma is a fact of life. It does not, however, have to be a life sentence.” – Peter A....

- Elda-Rosa Coulthrust, MA, LCMHC, LCAS, CCS “There are all kinds of addicts, I guess. We all have pain. And we all look for ways to make...