Most life transitions do not arrive all at once. They build quietly, one small shift at a time, while we are too busy to see them. Autumn offers a simple way to notice them sooner, so the bigger...

This guide was prepared for clinic patients by Dr. Zuobiao Yuan. He completed a bachelor’s degree in traditional Chinese medicine in Jiangxi in 1993 and a PhD at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese...

Finding out I had depression at 31 came as a complete shock. I had never considered that I might have a mental health disorder, and I knew very little about depression. I was single. I had a good job...

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that many mothers know very well. You finish a full day of work, perhaps after spending most of it sitting at a desk, answering emails, solving problems, attending...

Successful people understand the importance of having the right experts around them. They hire chief executive officers (CEOs) to manage their companies, financial advisors to protect their wealth...

The most common question I get around mindfulness is quite simple: what is it? While often talked about in relation to wellness, mindfulness practice is rarely understood in a way that feels accessible...

Every autumn, trees let their leaves fall so their roots can hold what matters through winter. Your body follows a similar rhythm. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), autumn belongs to the Metal Phase, which ...

Depression is usually described through its symptoms: low mood, loss of interest, fatigue, hopelessness, changes in sleep or appetite, difficulty concentrating, and sometimes thoughts of death or suicide.

Around the end of July or the beginning of August 2020, I started feeling pain in my lower back while running. Like many runners, my first instinct was to brush it off. We tell ourselves that it is probably muscular.

There was a hole in my tank, and I was leaking gas. I didn’t know it for years. I was too busy filling, pouring, giving, performing. I had a family. I had a thriving somatic body therapy practice for twenty...

We have become incredibly good at silencing our bodies, which has somehow become the norm. A headache appears, so we take something for it. We get acid reflux, so we suppress the acid. We can’t sleep, so we...

October is Mental Health Month, and the most overlooked mental health conversation in autism care is happening in the parking lot. I still remember the sound of the engine. A high-end SUV pulled into...

Roy had knocked out a filling in one of my top molars during our scuffle. Within a few days, I was in serious pain. I'd be okay during the daytime, but in the evenings, around bedtime, the pain would kick in...

You know your child better than anyone. You know how bright they are, how funny, how much they care. And you also know the moments that don’t quite add up. The homework that should take ten minutes...

Omega-3 is an essential nutrient, yet 80-85% of the world is deficient in it. A krill is barely the size of a paperclip, yet they are a foundational food source for most Antarctic wildlife, which makes...

Don't get me wrong. Do I want access to all the luxurious, members-only wellness clubs that keep popping up around New York City? Yes, of course I do. I have a passion and a keen eye for interior design...

Your body was designed to heal itself. So why are 3 in 4 Americans still sick? What if the real problem is not health itself, but the way we treat illness? At 30, I developed acute sciatica. I was...

You are good in rooms. You read them before you sit down. You know who actually decides and who only speaks. You know when to hold the number back and when to lead with it. Twenty years of practice...

I frequently meet people who wonder what causes their neck pain and headaches that won’t stop and what they can do about it. You can do a lot on your own, but you need to be consistent. Neck...

Many of us have learned to dim our own light. We have learned not to be too much. Not to take up too much space. Not to be too strong, too visible, too sensitive, or too powerful. At the same time, we may feel...

Post-separation abuse does not always end when a relationship does. For some parents, co-parenting becomes another channel for control, unpredictability, and emotional pressure. This article explores how these...

What if the most productive thing you could do today is stop? We live in a world that rewards being busy. Busy means productive, important, and needed. Our calendars are full. Our phones are always within reach.

PEAT stands for Primordial Energy Activation and Transcendence. I have developed an online course that teaches this method to psychologists, psychotherapists, and coaches. This article...

When did we decide that someone has to be unwell enough before their suffering counts? We understand a continuum intuitively in physical health. We recognize risk factors, monitor changes...