Excavating those ‘little t’ traumas has helped me chip away at the bigger ones

Here’s how my marriage improved when I learned to do it right — and when to skip the apology altogether

Here’s how I learned to transform present pain into future growth

After receiving a reading that sent me spiraling, my therapist reminded me that I need to learn to trust myself

Feeling antsy isn’t a character flaw but a sign

In a time when we’re experiencing so much turmoil, divisiveness, and lack of empathy, sensitive people are necessary

I’m learning to reject the overpowering desire to have the one answer to my anxiety

It’s okay to lose a friendship

Instead of focusing on worst-case outcomes that are already highly unlikely, why not consider the total opposite?

How the Feeling Wheel has helped me navigate my emotions during a pandemic

The problem isn’t you

Social distancing brings the rare opportunity to redefine our communication and relationships

‘I feel angry, I am not anger. I feel afraid. I am not my fear either.’

You need to grieve before you can be productive again

What coronavirus has taught me about my crisis response

My sadness looks like a blue Kool-Aid mascot. When he comes, I open the door, and ask him to go away.

After getting laid off once again, this was the only advice that penetrated my depression

Sometimes it’s helpful to become enveloped in your depression; to face it head-on and try to understand it