Isn’t it striking that the thing we’ve interacted with every day from our earliest moments is something many of us were never taught actually how to do? Not to mention it is all around us. At...

Two years after Hurricane Helene, the water is gone. The devastation is not. September has a different weight here now. I feel it before I remember why. The light shifts. The mornings cool, and the...

From the first moment of pain, we experience a systemic reaction that is not only physical in nature but also cognitive and emotional. This concert of responsiveness is instinctual and beyond our...

As a therapist, I am very familiar with the concept of self-compassion. It comes up early and often in sessions, and clinically can be such a helpful tool to combat anxiety and depression. So, why...

“All I see is what I should be — happier, prettier...” The wise words of Olivia Rodrigo capture something so many people experience while trying to figure out who they are. But how are we even...