I didn’t think I had trauma. Not in the way people usually talk about it. I had a steady job, showed up for meetings, even made time to cook at...
You keep the calendar full. You hit your deadlines. You’re the one people turn to. From the outside, it all works. But inside, something feels off. Quietly, persistently off. At...
Sometimes, therapy helps—but only to a point. You’ve done the work. You’ve shown up to sessions, learned the terms, built insight. But beneath it all, the symptoms haven’t really gone...
You’re sitting at your desk, answering emails, when a coworker’s ringtone plays a song you haven’t heard in years. Your heart rate spikes. Your hands go cold. You can’t breathe...
When most people hear the term “Intensive Outpatient Program,” they think of addiction recovery. And while that’s one important use, it’s far from the whole story. At Greater Boston Behavioral...
When life gets overwhelming, even the idea of reaching out for help can feel like another weight to carry. And if you’ve already tried treatment before—or left a program partway...
I didn’t walk into Greater Boston Behavioral Health feeling hopeful. I walked in because I ran out of other options. From the outside, I looked like I was functioning. I...
When you’ve just been diagnosed with a mental health condition, everything can feel like too much at once. The vocabulary is unfamiliar. The treatment options are overwhelming. And underneath it...
There’s a moment I still think about. It was quiet, forgettable to anyone else—just me, sitting at the kitchen table, staring at my laptop. I’d typed “mental health treatment Boston”...
Anger is a powerful emotional response—sometimes protective, sometimes destructive. But when anger becomes intense, frequent, or unpredictable, it may not be about the present moment at all. Often, unresolved trauma...
