Uncertainty is largely an inherent experience in the process of self-discovery, and so it is unsurprising that it is a theme woven throughout parts of the therapeutic process. Whether starting therapy for the first time or starting again with a different therapist, themes of uncertainty can be present from the very beginning.

When we let go of what “should be,” we make room to receive what is. Sometimes the hardest thing we can do is accept what is—accept ourselves. But only when we accept ourselves as we are can we really begin the change.