What Is Anger? Anger is often treated as a problem to manage or an emotion to control. Yet anger itself is not the issue; it is one of the most human emotional responses we have and it is a signal that something meaningful is happening beneath the surface. Anger arises when we experience threat, injustice, […]
Menopause is a natural biological process marking the conclusion of a woman’s reproductive years. Clinically, it is defined as the point at which menstruation has ceased for 12 consecutive months, most commonly occurring between ages 45 and 55, though the timing varies considerably. Yet menopause is more than a medical milestone. It is a developmental […]
“I feel like I sabotaged my life. But I was just trying to survive.” That one raw, unfiltered sentence appeared on a Facebook post and, within hours, went viral, with more than 46,000 likes, thousands of shares, and hundreds of deeply personal responses from adults who had recently discovered they were neurodivergent. Autism. ADHD. PDA. […]
If you step outside in January, you’ll feel it: bare branches, dark mornings, the absence of animals as they hibernate. We might notice that nature tells us a story of the soft stillness of winter, of quiet retreat, and an undercurrent of sacred rest and reflection. Yet, each January, the world seems to hum with […]
You wake one morning and the world seems to have changed. As you reach for your cereal, it feels as though morning hasn’t fully arrived. At 4 p.m., darkness begins its slow creep, and when you leave the office the streets are lit by streetlamps rather than daylight. You ask yourself: “Why do I feel […]
In an age when we tell machines our secrets, share our heartbreak with AI chatbots, and seek comfort from algorithms trained on simulated empathy, a quiet question lingers: what happens when we start trusting AI more than people? AI chatbots have become our modern companion, promising understanding and guidance at our fingertips. An AI therapist […]
When we talk about sex, we often picture desire, pleasure, and intimacy. But for many women, sex is not a source of joy. Instead, it can be marked by pain, fear or even impossibility. One of the most misunderstood conditions behind painful sex is vaginismus. Vaginismus is not simply “in your head,” nor is it […]
When we’ve experienced trauma, those heavy, hurtful memories and traumatic past experiences can still impact us, even years later. Trauma can hang around us, as though we’re carrying an oppressively heavy weight, or feeling suffocated by inexplicable fear. It can be controlling, affecting our bodies and minds, causing unwanted physical sensations, limiting our freedom, or […]
There’s something quietly life-changing about hearing your inner world spoken aloud by someone else. Perhaps it’s a stranger on TikTok or Instagram talking about neurodivergent sensory sensitivities, masking, time differences, rejection sensitivity, or autistic burnout… …And something in you stirs. This is not just a flicker of curiosity. It is the moment when the unnamed […]
We are not just individuals; we are shaped by our relationships, by the people who raise us, the culture we come from, and the stories we tell. – Dr. Esther Perel, Psychotherapist In a world more interconnected than ever before, families are no longer shaped by a single cultural narrative. Children grow up straddling multiple […]
