The day you receive a mental health diagnosis can feel surreal. Like an earthquake under your feet. Everything feels shaky — even your sense of self. One moment you’re processing...
When your 20-year-old spirals again—outbursts, silence, blame, shutdown—it can feel like déjà vu you never asked for. You thought things were getting better. Maybe there were weeks or even months...
You’re not in crisis. You’re not relapsing. You’re not blowing your life up. But you’re not alive either. If that sentence landed hard, you’re probably further along in recovery than...
When your child is in crisis, time moves strangely. Every minute feels urgent, yet the path forward can feel paralyzingly unclear. You want to act, but you’re afraid of choosing...
There’s a particular kind of person who walks into my office and says the same thing: “I’m fine… but not really.” They’ve got the job. The performance reviews. The friends....
I didn’t expect to love therapy. But I expected it to help. So when I started CBT—Cognitive Behavioral Therapy—I gave it a fair shot. Showed up to my sessions. Filled...
I’ll be honest. I didn’t hear half of what the clinician said the day I was diagnosed. I nodded. Smiled politely. Took the paperwork. But the second I got in...
When I was first diagnosed with anxiety, I did everything I thought I was supposed to do. I kept a journal. Tried to meditate. Cut back on caffeine. I even...
You did something brave. You got sober. But now you’re left wondering—why does everything feel so awkward? Social stuff used to come easy (or at least easier) when a drink...
You went through the treatment. You showed up—even on the days you didn’t want to. You practiced grounding skills, explored your triggers, maybe even cried in front of strangers. And...
