Nobody warns you that grief is weirdly logistical. You expect the crying. You don’t expect to be standing in a Target aisle at 2pm on a Tuesday, holding a jar of the pasta sauce your mom always bought, suddenly unable to move. Or filling out a form that asks for “next of kin” and realizing […]

Ask a twenty five year old and a forty five year old what is weighing on their minds, and you will get very different answers. Both might say they feel anxious, tired, or stretched thin. But the roots of those feelings, and the things that actually help, change more than most of us expect. Understanding […]

You’re sitting in a meeting, doing everything you can to hold it together, and thinking the same thing you’ve thought a hundred times before. Do I say something? Or do I just push through, again? If you’ve ever hesitated to tell a manager or coworker what you’re actually dealing with, you’re not alone. Mental health […]

Your partner forgets to text back and suddenly they’re “avoidant.” A friend disagrees with your version of events and now you’re being “gaslit.” Someone sets a boundary you don’t like, and they’re “toxic.” Therapy language is everywhere now, in group chats, comment sections, and casual arguments with the people we love. Some of that is […]

You have 400 followers. Group chats with three different friend groups. A phone that buzzes all day long. And somehow, you still feel completely alone. If that contradiction sounds familiar, you’re not imagining it. We are more connected than any generation before us, and reporting more loneliness than ever. Those two facts aren’t a coincidence. […]

You say no to your mom, and your stomach drops before the word even finishes leaving your mouth. You decline the family gathering, and suddenly you’re rehearsing your reasons like you’re building a legal defense. You ask your sibling to stop commenting on your parenting, and somehow you’re the one who feels like the bad […]

You light the candle. You run the bath. You post the story. And for an hour, you feel a little better. Then Monday comes back. Somewhere along the way, self care got shrunk down to a single image: candles, face masks, a glass of wine after a long day. Those things are nice. They’re just […]

You open your eyes in the morning and almost without thinking, reach for your phone. You check the time… then the notifications… then the news… then your email… then that one app you didn’t even mean to open. Suddenly, you’re 20 minutes into the day and already overstimulated, anxious, behind. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. […]

Walk into any therapy room, and you’ll find a person with a story. Some may carry obvious wounds and memories they know were traumatic, pain they can name and point to.But others… they walk in with questions like: “Why do I feel this way?”“Why can’t I relax, even when things are fine?”“I didn’t go through […]

We talk a lot about triggers in the mental health world, such as the things that pull us back into pain.The sound, the smell, the memory that tightens your chest or makes your heart race without warning.Triggers remind your body of what it’s survived.But what about what reminds you that you’re safe? That’s where glimmers […]