Why it’s Hard to Make Friends as an Adult & How to Do it Anyway
If there’s one theme I’ve noticed in my 10 years as a therapist working primarily with young adults, it’s that almost everyone wants to make new friends – and almost everyone finds it overwhelming & difficult to do. I’ve always been perplexed by the fact that there is such a common, universal desire to connect […]
8 Self-Care Tips to Strengthen Your Mental & Emotional Health
There’s all this talk of “self-care” in the mental health community these days, but what does it actually consist of and look like and why is it so important? For starters, the emphasis on self-care has become increasingly present as a result of many people neglecting themselves due to the glorification of being busy and […]
Why We Should Be in More Bad Moods
Ever feel like you can’t just ‘get over it’? Can’t snap out of your bad mood? Can’t force a smile? Can’t pretend everything’s fine? Good. That means you’re human. Society has made us believe that positive emotions are good and negative emotions are bad, thus making us feel even worse when we experience even a […]
