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You’re Not “Too Sensitive.” Your Nervous System Learned to Stay Alert.
Let’s retire the phrase “too sensitive.” Most of the time, it’s code for: “Your reactions are inconvenient for me.” Here’s the real talk: what people label as “too sensitive” is...
Therapy Often Begins After Years Of Small Triggers
Most people imagine therapy begins with a single, dramatic moment: a breakdown, a betrayal, a diagnosis, a loss that splits life into before and after. That does happen. But far...
One Thing I Wish Patients Knew About Therapy
The moment comes quietly. A patient leans back on the couch, exhales, and says something like, “Nothing big happened this week… but I think I handled things differently.” That’s usually...
The Hidden Struggles of High-Functioning People (That No one Sees Coming)
If you’re the person who gets things done, holds it together under pressure, and appears calm, capable, and successful—this might surprise you: High-functioning people often struggle the most, just quietly....
Feelings That Aren’t Fully Yours: A Therapist’s Note on Generational Trauma
A client once said to me, half-laughing, half-exhausted: “Nothing terrible happened to me… so why does my body act like it did?” Her grandmother survived war. She didn’t talk about...
5 Reasons Your PMS Might Actually Be PMDD
PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) is the diabolical best friend of PMS; only she is louder, badder, and won’t take “No” for an answer. (Yeah, we all have one of those...
CBD-Bunked. 5 Do’s & Don’ts of the Mental Health Cannabinoid Craze
If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past few years, you have most likely been introduced to the idea of the magical Cannabinoid “cure-all”, called CBD oil....
Cheat Sheet For Distinguishing Between Traditional & Functional Medicine Mental Health Approaches
Long live the days of Traditional Medicine’s holistic approach to wellness. For much of the 21stcentury, a formidable marriage of convenience between Big Pharm and traditional practitioners has strongly incentivized...