Mental health
Mental health is just as important as physical health. Allow our contributors to give expert guidance and tips on steps you can take to improve your mental well-being. Learn about different therapeutic approaches and self-care practices that can support your mental health.
The New Stress Solution – Ancient Ayurvedic Wisdom for Modern Minds
Do you ever feel like the weight of the world has quietly climbed onto your shoulders and hitched a ride, uninvited, and suddenly you’re carrying more than you remember picking up? You’re not alone.
The Hidden Psychological Impact of Navigating the Healthcare System
Most people think the hardest part of living with a rare disease, or caring for someone who does, is the condition itself. But for many families, the real emotional toll comes from something else entirely...
From Diagnosis to Advocacy – Two Women,Two Journeys, One Message
Most people can recall moments of worry, lying awake wondering whether they locked the front door or replaying a conversation on loop to make sure they didn’t offend someone. These can be familiar...
When the Tree Goes Up but the Heart Feels Quiet – Finding Meaning in a Season of Contrasts
The holidays glow brightly for many, yet for others, the lights illuminate a quieter kind of truth. Here’s how loneliness, loss, and love can coexist, and how to find comfort when the season feels still.
The Role of Online Therapy in OCD Recovery
When I first began searching for help with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, therapy felt out of reach. The idea of walking into an office, sitting face-to-face with a stranger, and talking...
What Is Mental Health? Toward a Philosophy of What We Are Actually Doing
We talk a lot about mental health. We talk about a “mental health crisis,” a “mental health epidemic,” mental health days, mental health apps, and mental health awareness. We have diagnoses, medications...
Anxiety is a State, Not a Feeling – A Guide to Understanding & Regulating Your Nervous System
Most people think of anxiety as a feeling, something emotional, something psychological, something we should be able to “think away.” But anxiety is not a feeling. It is a physiological state of activation...
The Attachment Trauma Trilogy Part I & 2
Healing attachment trauma begins with a quiet but life-altering moment, the moment you stop pretending that unsafe or one-sided relationships are enough. As the mask drops, grief, guilt, fear...
How Journaling Became My Safe Place During OCD Recovery
When I was in the thick of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, my mind felt like it was constantly spinning. Intrusive thoughts, compulsions, and relentless doubt blurred together into noise I couldn’t escape.
Let's Not Undermine the Power of Creativity
In an increasingly complex world, many people are searching for tools to help them navigate stress, uncertainty, and the constant demands of daily life. For a while, I shared mindfulness sessions with...
Returning to Center – Navigating Your Nervous System’s Boundaries
What really happens after we feel angry, sad, embarrassed, or annoyed? For some people, emotions rise and fall like gentle waves, they take pride in being able to “control” what they feel, rarely...
When Someone You Love Is Going Through IVF – The Words That Heal and the Words That Hurt
Everyone's IVF journey is so sensitive and different. Choose carefully the words you use to express empathy, understanding, and support. In this article, we explore the power of language and the...
The Beautiful Gift of Boredom – 5 Positive Psychological Impacts on Mental Health and Stress
In a world obsessed with constant stimulation, productivity, noise, and endless scrolling, boredom has become the enemy. We fear it, run from it, and fill every quiet second with distraction. Yet...
Why We Rise – The Courage Behind Showing Up Every Day
Every morning, before our feet even touch the floor, life presents us with a sacred question: Will we rise, or will we retreat? That single choice may seem like a routine action, but hidden beneath it is a universe...
What Emotional Interference Really Is and Why Mindset Work Isn’t Enough
Many emotionally intelligent leaders are still battling burnout and confusion in a fast-changing AI era. Sam Kaur Evans, founder of DIA:EQ™, Diagnostic of Infinite Ascension™, reveals how emotional...
