Someone asks if you can take on one more thing, and before you’ve really thought about it, you hear yourself say, “Sure, no problem.” Later, maybe on the drive home or lying in bed, it catches up with you. You don’t really have time for it. You don’t really want

One of the things I most often hear people say is “I just need a vacation.”, oftentimes from someone who just took one not all that long ago. They came back rested for about a week, and then it was right back to where it was before, sometimes worse, because

High-functioning anxiety isn’t a formal diagnosis, you’re not going to find it in the DSM. Despite this, it’s a very apt phrase describing something a lot of people recognize in themselves but oftentimes minimize despite feeling like they are struggling tremendously on the inside: getting everything done, often better than

People rarely come to therapy saying “I overthink.” They say it other ways. “I can’t stop thinking about this.” “I keep going back over it.” “I know it’s ridiculous to still be worrying about this, but I am.” Underneath all of those is the same question, which is how to

One of the most common questions I get from people considering individual therapy is some version of this: Does it matter whether I do this in person or online? It’s a fair question — and the honest answer is that it depends. Not on which format is objectively better, but

None of us have ever experienced anything even remotely resembling these past several weeks. Never before has there been an event in our lives with every possibly ingredient for emotional distress packed into one nice, neat and unexpected package. Suddenly all your routines have been altered, you may be under

I don’t know about you but I need a break from reading and thinking about all that is happening in the world right now. Here are 11 fun facts about humans that will help to take your mind off everything and amaze and amuse your friends and family: 1) On