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Some hurts pass quickly: a thoughtless remark, a minor disappointment, or a brief argument with someone we love. Time moves on, emotions settle, and the injury loses its edge. Other wounds—betrayal, abandonment, or cruelty—alter us. Years later, we may still replay an...

January may have the calendar, but to me September has always felt like the real beginning of a new year. Even if our ‘back to school’ days are over, the start of fall carries a sense of renewal. Calendars fill up. Routines resume. Stores display fresh notebooks and...

What Are Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs)? By Rachael Weir Pregnancy and the first year after childbirth bring significant physical, emotional, hormonal, and social changes. While mood swings and emotional ups and downs can be a normal part of this...

Joey opens the front door after a long day at work and immediately hears Maria yelling from upstairs, “You are late again!” Having no energy left to fight, he heads upstairs to take a shower. Maria, wanting to talk and find a way to stop the ongoing pattern of coming...

Therapy is a relationship. And like every other relationship in your life, sometimes it ends. This is one of the most under-discussed parts of mental health care. People talk about how to find a therapist, how to know therapy is working, how to make the most of a...

We tend to talk about success as though it is measured by productivity, achievement, or how much money we make. Yet, in the moments (if we allow them) when we slow down and pay closer attention to ourselves, a different truth tends to surface. In these moments we...