{"id":8,"date":"2012-06-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/zrodreques\/why-everyone-needs-therapy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T01:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T01:10:07","slug":"why-everyone-needs-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/zrodreques\/why-everyone-needs-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Everyone Needs Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve always been an advocate for therapy.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s the psychology major in me\u2026maybe not.\u00a0 I have personally gone to therapy, and I have never been afraid to share this fact with anyone.\u00a0 Actually, I boast about it!\u00a0 I share with others how amazing the experience was and how much it helped me.\u00a0 I always say, \u201cI think everyone should go to therapy!\u201d\u00a0 Of course, there have been many times when I\u2019ve been met with weird looks and rolling eyes after saying this.\u00a0 I\u2019m no idiot.\u00a0 I know that\u2019s to be expected.\u00a0 Our society has made it so taboo\u2026calling psychologists and psychiatrists \u201cshrinks\u201d\u2026television shows and movies stating that only \u201ccrazy\u201d people go to therapy.\u00a0 I get that.<\/p>\n

All of these reasons combined are why I was very excited to find out that one of my mentors, Chalene Johnson, was also an advocate of therapy.\u00a0 When I heard her tell everyone in the audience at Camp Do More 2011 that they need to go to therapy, I wanted to shout out a huge \u201cAmen!\u201d\u00a0 It was so great to hear someone of such great influence, someone I admired, utter those words.<\/p>\n

Here is a blog post<\/a> of Chalene\u2019s that I came across that I wanted to share.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m going to get on my soapbox about therapy for a few minutes\u2026\u00a0 I don\u2019t understand why therapy has such a stigma attached to it.\u00a0 So many people avoid it because they think therapy is only for people with major problems.\u00a0 I\u2019m here to tell you it\u2019s not.\u00a0 Everyone needs a therapist, and here\u2019s why\u2026<\/p>\n

You Need a Safe Place to Vent<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For starters, why weigh down the people you care about most with your problems and every day stressors?\u00a0 Therapy is a great place to air these things out and sort through everyday hurdles.\u00a0 A therapist can act as a sounding board and eliminate unnecessary stress from your relationships.<\/p>\n

Even if you only see a therapist once or twice a year, like an annual check-up, it can be tremendously helpful to get an outside point of view on anything that bugs you.\u00a0 And, it keeps you from dumping these things on the important people in your life.<\/p>\n

Therapy Speeds up Your Success<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Furthermore, if you have big goals, and you want to make things happen, your need to get yourself into therapy.\u00a0 The most common reason why people fail to reach their Push Goal is because they keep hitting a roadblock.\u00a0 A roadblock is something that stops you dead in your tracks \u2013 it\u2019s like hitting the same brick wall over and over again.\u00a0 You might be making progress toward reaching your goals and creating the life you deserve, then, a roadblock comes up, and it sends you right back to the start.<\/p>\n

Roadblocks have an emotional root, and they are often a result of experiencing the following before the age of 18:<\/strong><\/p>\n