<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Think Forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think Forward Consulting offers trauma-informed, evidence-based therapy services tailored for successful women, individuals experiencing peri/menopause, and adults undergoing life transitions. Founded by an experienced therapist with over 25 years in the field, the practice emphasizes helping clients navigate challenges with integrity and authenticity.]]></description><link>https://www.thinkforwardtherapy.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:58:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thinkforwardtherapy.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Your Life Isn't a Ladder — It's a Story: Navigating Paths, Pressure, and Purpose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's talk about what no one tells you about building a career and a life that actually feels like yours. The Career Path Was Never a Straight Line We were sold a story early on. Go to school, pick a field, work your way up. The metaphor was always a ladder — climb steadily, don't look down, don't step off. But here's the truth I've seen play out with hundreds of women: the most meaningful, fulfilling careers rarely look like ladders. They look more like a winding trail through interesting...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkforwardtherapy.net/post/your-life-isn-t-a-ladder-it-s-a-story-navigating-paths-pressure-and-purpose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a68088065a8c8dd285ef575</guid><category><![CDATA[Managing Life]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:46:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/066dbc_8c9191e905d743e4b3f4df72e1e30350~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_532,h_299,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Wharton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Remembering Your Why (Meaning in Life &#38; Work)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been reading one of Father Greg Boyle’s books. G, as he is called, works with gang members, young people whose entire mindset is centered around violence and group identity. He shares stories about times that he got angry, frustrated, shaking his fist at the sky, and helplessness- not knowing what to do next. I was thinking about his stories and also about conversations I had with Dolores Huerta, a community organizer who has taught hundreds about meaningful equity and how to make...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkforwardtherapy.net/post/on-remembering-your-why-meaning-in-life-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a68036c388acffd1e3d2b4e</guid><category><![CDATA[Managing Life]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:22:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/066dbc_af4a115f4dca4b10be02e0344c1a1110~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_711,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Wharton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the World Feels Like Too Much (Strategies for Overwhelm When You're Just Trying to Get Through the Day)]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you've ever thought, "The world is on fire and I'm supposed to just... function?" — yeah. Same. And you're not alone in feeling that way.   As a therapist who works with burnout and trauma, I hear this constantly. And here's what I want you to know right off the bat: that feeling isn't a personal failure. It's actually a totally predictable response to being a human in the age of infinite, relentless, emotionally charged information.   Our nervous systems were never built for this. We...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkforwardtherapy.net/post/when-the-world-feels-like-too-much-and-you-re-just-trying-to-get-through-the-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6804ae65a8c8dd285ee8e6</guid><category><![CDATA[Managing Life]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:34:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/066dbc_5e738d78247b4b1ca3f8bb2075171dbb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_382,h_191,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Wharton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Its Not In Your Head! (Perimenopause &#38; Gaslighting Culture)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I went to a social activity yesterday and once again found myself having a conversation with a group of women in their late 30s and 40s. The discussion turned to the most recent gaslighting from medical providers about pain and physical stuff. One of the women had been diagnosed with endometriosis some years ago. Her current doctor flippantly brushed off the diagnosis and just told her to take some Tylenol. She spent days doubled over in pain, some days unable to keep food down, and weeks...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkforwardtherapy.net/post/its-not-in-your-head-perimenopause-gaslighting-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a68025235380d3132babc29</guid><category><![CDATA[Managing Life]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:17:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/066dbc_6068f8dca06c4a229b0d8b56323b7b01~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_349,h_196,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Wharton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m celebrating a win today!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three months ago I got my first faculty coaching client. The person was in a situation where the faculty line had been eliminated and they were facing the end of their job. We talked through their goals, their wishes, the emotional fallout of it all. We worked through the nuances of CVs, letters, and prepping for an interview series. A lot of academics aren’t always clear on the different nuances of types of universities- and those matter a lot when you are applying for an R1 school with a...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkforwardtherapy.net/post/i-m-celebrating-a-win-today</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6801bb65a8c8dd285edfad</guid><category><![CDATA[Mentoring and Coaching]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 01:13:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/066dbc_44ae9b924871482b8a2580a6af5ca3f8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_588,h_328,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Wharton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do I belong in grad school?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When people ask me what I do, I usually say that I’m a social scientist. I’m in public health and I am a social worker and researcher. Human behavior is my favorite fascination. Most of the people that I know on this platform met me along the way in one of the positions that I have held in those fields.   Here is something that many people don’t know about me- I quit college. Twice. Long before I made it to grad school, I thought that I was awful at learning and didn’t belong there.   I went...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkforwardtherapy.net/post/do-i-belong-in-grad-school</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a67fe64388acffd1e3d1b2b</guid><category><![CDATA[Mentoring and Coaching]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 01:10:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/066dbc_ddd5ad2397aa453aab7735be736f06dd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_588,h_392,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Wharton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost in the Academic Maze?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think Forward Consulting is a one-stop shop for academic mentoring for career faculty and adult students, individual therapy for adults, and consulting services for nonprofit and public sector organizations.   Do you need help to make decisions, plan, analyze, strategize, or remember your "why"? Academic Mentorship for academics and adult students who are trying to navigate the unspoken rules of academia. Consulting and contracting services, including program evaluation, outcomes mapping,...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkforwardtherapy.net/post/lost-in-the-academic-maze</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a67fdda388acffd1e3d19a2</guid><category><![CDATA[Mentoring and Coaching]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:56:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Tracy Wharton</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>