Let's Sit With This

This month on The Therapist's Bookshelf, we're reading Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl — and it's one of those books that's genuinely hard to summarize because the message hits differently depending on where...

Hey friends! For February on The Therapist’s Bookshelf , we read How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis — a compassionate, trauma-informed take on cleaning, organizing, and care tasks. On the surface, this book is...

There’s a side of depression that doesn’t get talked about enough. The side where life just… stops. Where showering feels impossible. Where the dishes pile up. Where you stop responding to texts. Where shame gets louder...

Hey strangers — I’ve missed you. This episode is a little different. It’s mid-February, life has been full (sickness, weather chaos, school closures, work), and I’m recording this with 18 minutes before my next client...

Have you ever wondered what books mental health professionals actually read to help them in their work with clients? Not the clinical or theoretical ones — but the books you could actually pick up, read, and find...

January has a way of turning change into pressure, noise, and unrealistic expectations. Today I’m joined by my friend and colleague Megan Secrest, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the founder of Gift of Grit...

On this special episode, Kristen was recently a guest on the podcast Therapist's Take, where they explored the complex and often invisible realm of ambiguous and non-traditional grief. They discussed the many ways this...

Listen to hear Kristen's update about her experience of running a marathon, and the lessons she learned. Let's Sit With This is hosted by Kristen Callaway, LMFT — a licensed therapist in Edmond, OK. Got a topic or...

You’ve named the tricky relationships. You’ve thought through your boundaries. But what happens when setting those boundaries doesn’t go the way you hoped? In this final episode of Navigating the Holidays with Tricky...

In this second episode of Navigating the Holidays with Tricky People , we’re talking all about boundaries —what they are, what they aren’t, and why they can feel so dang hard to set, especially around family. Kristen...

It’s race week, and Kristen is feeling both confident and nervous—and that feels exactly right. In this episode, she reflects on what it means to sit in the moment and trust 18 weeks of training. She shares her mix of...

Some challenges feel like marathons—long, exhausting, and full of moments where you just want to stop. In this week’s Monday Growth Moment , I’m talking about how to mentally pace yourself through the hard stuff, both...

In this first episode of Navigating the Holidays with Tricky People , we’re starting with something foundational: getting clear on the relationships in your life. Therapist Kristen Callaway walks you through a simple...

Sometimes doing the hard thing means accepting that it didn’t go the way you planned. In this week’s Monday Growth Moment , I’m talking about disappointment — the kind that hits when you’ve worked so hard for something...

This week’s Monday Growth Moment is a real-life reminder that none of us can do everything all the time. Between marathon training, parenting, work, and the simple act of being human, Kristen shares what it looks like...