You know that moment when you’re spiraling, feeling completely out of control, and your brain throws in the bonus punch: “Why are you like this?” Not helpful, brain. Most of us have lived far too long thinking our reactions are evidence of a broken character…
We’re told self-preservation is an instant, automatic act of protecting ourselves when we’re in danger. But in real life, most of the danger we face isn’t a tiger in the woods or a car swerving into our lane. It’s a slow and quiet erosion of..
There’s something deeply disorienting about sitting next to someone whose world has just cracked open. You want to show up, to be helpful, to say something that doesn’t sound like a greeting card or an awkward attempt to fix the unfixable. And if that’s what..
There are times when even the word hope feels out of reach. Like it’s something reserved for people whose lives haven’t been cracked wide open. And when you’ve lived through loss (especially the kind that breaks your heart and rewrites your whole identity) people will..
If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you didn’t sign up for this particular club. You didn’t want to know how grief tastes and you didn’t want to be an expert in absence. But here you are, carrying something you never asked for and can’t put..
IfThere’s a kind of tired that sleep doesn’t touch. It’s the kind you feel in your bones, that makes the world seem dull, and that makes even the smallest task feel like climbing uphill in sand. If you’ve been grieving and wondering why you feel..
We tend to talk about grief in the context of death: the pain you feel when someone you love passes away. There’s eulogies, funerals, casseroles, and people supporting you when it happens to you. Yet sometimes, we find ourselves grieving someone who is still alive. ..
How long have you been holding everything together? And lately, are even small things feeling unusually heavy? Do you flinch at the sound of your own name, see the calls coming in but don’t pick them up, or do you perhaps walk into a room..
Are you the kind of person who’s constantly terrified of losing people they love? There doesn’t even have to be an imminent threat to your loved one’s life for you to feel this way. They could go out to the store and take a littlee..
You might’ve heard the buzzwords: “psychedelic-assisted healing,” “treatment-resistant depression,” “neuroplasticity in a vial.” And sure, ketamine therapy has been making its rounds on mental health TikTok and in high-end wellness clinics with massage chairs and waterfall playlists. But behind the hype is something worth understanding,..