The Angry Therapist

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Love We're Too Scared to Claim

John Kim LMFT on May 26, 2025

A Personal Perspective: Because perhaps, at our deepest core, isn’t this exactly the love we've always craved but were too terrified to claim?

A Personal Perspective: Because perhaps, at our deepest core, isn’t this exactly the love we've always craved but were too terrified to claim?

Projection
Refuse to Buy Into Your Own Projection

John Kim LMFT on April 28, 2025

Growth is not a destination but an ongoing process—one that flourishes when we choose to see ourselves not through the distorted mirror of projection.

Growth is not a destination but an ongoing process—one that flourishes when we choose to see ourselves not through the distorted mirror of projection.

Relationships
The Call Is Coming From Inside the House

John Kim LMFT on April 18, 2025

Confronting your inner saboteur is hard. It’s like opening the basement door in a horror movie—scary as hell, but necessary if you want to stop being haunted.

Confronting your inner saboteur is hard. It’s like opening the basement door in a horror movie—scary as hell, but necessary if you want to stop being haunted.

Self-Talk
Silencing Your Inner Critic

John Kim LMFT on April 14, 2025

The critic feeds on silence. It grows in isolation. That’s why being in a space with people who get it—who have their own inner critics but are choosing to rise above them—is vital.

The critic feeds on silence. It grows in isolation. That’s why being in a space with people who get it—who have their own inner critics but are choosing to rise above them—is vital.

Relationships
How Micromanaging Is Pushing Your Partner Away

John Kim LMFT on April 7, 2025

When you stop trying to manage every outcome, you create space for something deeper, something more authentic. And that’s where real love happens.

When you stop trying to manage every outcome, you create space for something deeper, something more authentic. And that’s where real love happens.

Relationships
Why Real Love Requires More Than Just a Spark

John Kim LMFT on March 27, 2025

Stop chasing chemistry. Start building real love—the kind that goes beyond the spark and creates a deep, lasting bond based on trust, effort, and commitment.

Stop chasing chemistry. Start building real love—the kind that goes beyond the spark and creates a deep, lasting bond based on trust, effort, and commitment.

Relationships
Why Relationships Drift

John Kim LMFT on February 24, 2025

Relationships thrive not on perfection but on presence — on showing up fully, even when it’s uncomfortable.

Relationships thrive not on perfection but on presence — on showing up fully, even when it’s uncomfortable.

Relationships
The Dark Side of Fairytales

John Kim LMFT on February 3, 2025

The fairytale version of love is shallow — it’s all about the “perfect” ending. But real love is about the journey, not the destination.

The fairytale version of love is shallow — it’s all about the “perfect” ending. But real love is about the journey, not the destination.

Relationships
Breakups Aren’t the End

John Kim LMFT on January 27, 2025

Breakups are not simply endings. They are transitions. They are the crossroads where your past meets the opportunity to redefine your future.

Breakups are not simply endings. They are transitions. They are the crossroads where your past meets the opportunity to redefine your future.

Relationships
How to Move On From the Breakup That Blindsided You

John Kim LMFT on January 20, 2025

The lesson of the blindsided breakup is this: Healing isn’t about getting answers from the person who left. It’s about finding answers within yourself.

The lesson of the blindsided breakup is this: Healing isn’t about getting answers from the person who left. It’s about finding answers within yourself.

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