Blog | Lisa Baker

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Feb 3, 2022
8 min

The Common Denominator

You know something I hear a lot from people that really grinds my gears? "I'm the common denominator" Now, don't get me wrong. It's not...

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Sep 4, 2021
6 min

The Mediation

We’ve been on quite a ride here for the past few weeks. I have given you a significant amount of information to take in, download, and...

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Aug 18, 2021
7 min

The Town Hall Meeting

As promised last week in “The Shed”. Today we will be visiting a Town Hall Meeting in the small town of Youville. Youville, a little...

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Aug 13, 2021
7 min

The Shed

Do you remember the last time you had company over to your place? If you’re anything like me, the knowledge that people are coming over...

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Jun 22, 2020
6 min

A Love Letter to the Other Side

Dearest Other, I have been thinking so much lately about you and all the ways in which our lives have taken us so far apart. In the face...

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May 28, 2020
1 min

Mental Health in the Time of COVID

A Q&A with Central Athlete on mental health and ways to cope through a pandemic

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May 1, 2020
5 min

The Pebbles

Making changes is exhausting. Trying to go from where you are now to where you want to be can feel a lot like Sisyphus moving the boulder...

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Apr 24, 2020
5 min

The Marbles

This week, we're talking marbles. This has nothing to do with the idea of "having lost your marbles" (though that is a joke that clients...

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Apr 17, 2020
6 min

The Anthropologist

This week we'll delve into an image that I use to help people find emotional distance from situations that are painful or distressing....

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Apr 15, 2020
12 min

When the Trauma Isn't Over - COVID-19

Part of the growing up process for every child is developing deeply held beliefs about the self, others, and the world – known as schemas...

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Apr 10, 2020
8 min

The House Alarm

Nobody panic! This week, we are going to explore the function of anxiety and its impact on the brain and body. Anxiety is one of those...

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Apr 3, 2020
9 min

The Marathon

This week, I am going to merge two very important areas of my life: Therapy and long-distance running. Over the course of the past 9...

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Mar 27, 2020
7 min

The Screen Door

As a fair warning, today's topic is going to be heavier than some of my previous posts. As I sit and look out at the bright green trees...

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Mar 20, 2020
6 min

Old Clothes

It's beginning to feel a lot like Spring here in Texas so I thought we might spend some time this week thinking about a different kind of...

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Mar 13, 2020
4 min

The Horror Film

This week, I'd like to share with you an image I use to help people begin to understand their relationship to their feelings and the past...

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Mar 6, 2020
4 min

The Snow Globe

This is one of my favorite images to use, especially in the early stages of working with someone new. People coming into therapy --...

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Feb 28, 2020
4 min

Lucy and the Chocolates

Warning: If you weren't thinking about chocolate before reading this, you will be by the end of this post. There are more than a few...

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Feb 21, 2020
5 min

The Pretend Tea Party

The first few images I have shared have been geared toward explaining the process of entering therapy and some of what happens that leads...

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Feb 14, 2020
3 min

Gathering the Ingredients

Over the years of being in clinical practice, I have come to appreciate the beauty and power of the stories we tell. Learning about...

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