Codependency is one of those patterns that is almost impossible to see when you are living inside it. If you are searching for signs of a codependent relationship right now, some part of you already suspects something is off —…
Let’s Get Started Please read each statement and decide which option indicates how much the statement applied to you over the past week. There are no right or wrong answers. Do not spend too much time on any statement. Disclaimer: This quiz is intended as an educational tool and does not diagnose any type of … Read more
High functioning depression is one of those things that can go completely undetected — by the people around you, and honestly, by yourself. You get up. You go to work. You answer emails and make dinner and show up to…
If you have ever lain awake at 3am, mind racing, wondering why you cannot just switch off — and then felt utterly hollow the next day — you already know something about the sleep and depression link, even if you…
When you are depressed, standard self care for depression advice can feel cruelly out of reach. I have tried the bubble baths and the journaling and the gratitude lists. Some of it helped. Some of it made me feel worse…
When most people picture depression, they picture someone who can’t get out of bed, who cries a lot, who looks visibly sad. And sometimes, that is exactly what it looks like. But depression in men signs often look nothing like…
For a long time, I thought I knew what depression looked like. I pictured someone unable to get out of bed, crying every day, visibly struggling. So when I went through periods of feeling hollow, irritable, and completely unlike myself,…
If you’ve ever Googled “should I see a therapist or a life coach,” you’re not alone — and you’re asking exactly the right question. The therapy vs life coaching difference is something a lot of people genuinely don’t understand, and…
For most of my early experiences with therapy and self-help, the starting point was always my thoughts. Challenge the thought. Reframe the belief. Ask yourself if the evidence really supports what you’re telling yourself. And look — that approach has…
If you have ever found yourself wondering what is EMDR therapy and why people talk about it in almost hushed, reverent tones — you are not alone. The first time someone described it to me, I remember thinking it sounded…