Mental health

When most people think of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), they picture an adult struggling with compulsive behaviors. What’s less commonly understood is that OCD doesn’t wait for adulthood, it...

Growing up in a family where chaos, unpredictability, or emotional pain is the norm can feel like navigating a battlefield without a map. For many children in these environments, survival depends on...

For the better part of a decade, I struggled within my own attempt to “recover” from my problematic relationship with drugs. I wanted to get better, to abstain. I truly did. And, I had some periods of...

You’re hit with more advice in a single day than your grandparents received in a year. Everyone’s got a new hack, a miracle method, a silver bullet. But with all that input, why do we still feel so...

Does mindfulness and positive psychology promote brain health? The short answer is yes and no. Let me explain. Controlling our thoughts and living an abundant life, no matter what storm we are going...

Anxiety is defined as persistent worry and fear, a state that, when prolonged, becomes problematic. Most experience anxiety in the form of fleeting nervousness, but persistent anxiety can transform...

Suicidal thoughts can be frightening, confusing, isolating, and overwhelming. People around us may respond to an expression of these thoughts with statements like “but why? You have so much to live for...

We live in a society that rushes to medicate what it doesn’t understand. When anxiety shows up, we call it a disorder. A flaw. A malfunction. But I’ve learned, both in my own healing and in my years...

September 11th is a date etched into the collective memory of the world. For me, it is not only a historical moment but also a deeply personal one. I remember exactly where I was, sitting in class...

This is part two in a short series I’m sharing on leadership and mental health, something I started writing because I’ve seen and lived the quiet cost of trying to hold it all together. In the first piece...

Imagine waiting years for answers, seeing countless specialists, and being told more than once that you or your child’s symptoms are ‘just in your head.’ For families living with rare diseases, this experience...

Being self-oriented involves utilizing a skill set that we aren’t typically taught through our life experiences. Many learn from an early age to be people-pleasing, to cave in to the needs of others...

Recovery from substances. Recovery from drinking. Gambling. Sex. Retail shopping. Doom-scrolling. These are the typical presenting issues that my clients show up with when they first come to see me...

Do you ever feel like therapy isn’t enough? Like talking about your feelings doesn’t quite scratch the surface? For years, I felt that too, until I found the missing link: music. As someone who’s undergone...

When most people hear the term OCD, a very specific image comes to mind: a person who keeps everything neat and orderly, who double- or triple-checks that the door is locked, or who can’t stand if...

Healing is often spoken of in terms of bravery, transformation, and resilience. We celebrate the person who survives illness, who comes out of trauma therapy lighter, who finally leaves a toxic...