You reached out. Maybe for the first time. Maybe after trying everything else. You did the intake. Met the therapist. Showed up. Talked. Tried the worksheets. Sat in silence. Maybe...
There’s a moment that doesn’t always look dramatic from the outside. You’re not in crisis. Nothing huge has happened. But something inside you breaks open—quietly. Maybe in your car. In...
It usually starts small. A few restless nights. More dread than joy when that first holiday invitation hits your inbox. An odd heaviness that settles in your chest during what’s...
You don’t feel broken. But you don’t quite feel okay, either. It’s a strange place to be—functioning on the outside, but feeling something’s off underneath. Maybe it’s the stress that...
Thanksgiving is supposed to be about connection. Gratitude. Maybe even healing. But for a lot of people—especially the ones who’ve tried to stop drinking before—this holiday can feel like a...
They look like they’ve got it all together. They’re the ones leading the meeting, picking up the kids, staying late at work, sending birthday cards, and still finding time to...
I used to think help was for other people. Not people like me. Not someone who had a job, paid their bills, showed up, and looked fine. I wasn’t the...
You get up every day. You get things done. You show up at work, for your family, for everyone. You might even look calm, capable, and organized from the outside....
The holidays aren’t always joyful. For many, especially those navigating mental health challenges, this season can feel like a trap wrapped in tinsel. You may have already been in treatment,...
You probably already know the pattern. The holidays are coming—and you can feel it happening again. That rising tension in your chest. The social events you’re already dreading. The pressure...