This article is for information only and isn’t a substitute for advice from your doctor or psychiatrist. If you’re in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7. If you’ve tried antidepressants and they haven’t worked – or the side effects made them impossible...
This article is for information only and isn’t a substitute for professional care. If you’re in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7. If you’ve ever felt like your emotions hit harder and last longer than other people, and that there isn’t anything...
You leave a therapy session and, instead of feeling better, you feel worn out – sound familiar? This is known as a ‘therapy hangover’, and it’s one of the most common things new clients ask us about. In this article, we’ll explain what it is, why it happens, how it’s different from a general emotional...
If you have just experienced a loss, the world can feel completely unrecognizable. Life still carries on as it always does, and somehow you are expected to keep walking through this changed world while carrying something you cannot put down. The stages of grief are often offered as a map for what you are feeling....
Ever sent a text, watched the “read” receipt appear, and spent the next hour thinking that the person is angry or disappointed with you? How about snapping at someone you love and only realized afterwards that you were really just exhausted? Both moments come down to the same skill: mentalization. Most people don’t even understand...
This article is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment. If you’re in crisis, call or text 988. Tight chest, racing thoughts, a bad night’s sleep – symptoms many people have faced – but are these signs of stress, or is it anxiety? Most people use the two...
Do you crave closeness but panic when someone actually gets close? Or maybe you’ve watched the same pattern play out in your relationship: one of you chasing connection, the other pulling away, both of you exhausted. Both of these experiences trace back to the same place: anxious avoidant attachment. In this post, we’ll unpack what...
Kids don’t always have the words for what they are feeling or going through, but using art as a form of communication can help to bridge that gap. That’s exactly the idea behind art therapy for kids. In this post, we’ll look at what it is, why it works so well for children, and some...
If the thought of telling someone “no” makes your stomach twist, you are not alone. Lots of people struggle with setting boundaries and telling other people “no”, and will default to saying yes even if they don’t want to. Learning how to set healthy boundaries is one of the most common things we see people...
“Sorry, quick question.” “Sorry, you go first.” “Sorry, I’m probably overthinking this, but…” If “sorry” is the word you reach for most, you’re not alone. A lot of people tend to over-apologize and say sorry all the time – but have you ever wondered what it actually means? In this article, we’ll break down why...
