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There is a particular kind of grief that has no name yet in any language I know. …the grief of watching a generation come of age inside a world that will not protect them. Physically. Mentally.

I have spent years as a trauma therapist sitting with people as they heal. Noticing the held breath, the shift in posture, the stories the body tells before words arrive. My work, at its core, is ...

I know what anxiety is. I’m a trauma therapist. I have sat with hundreds of people in distress and helped them understand the difference between what is real and what their nervous system is adding. I ...

Last year, I wrote something called Menopause: One Man’s Guide to Not Being a Complete C*** when your Partner is Struggling. It was quite the interweb sensation, with thousands reading it. Which is ...

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the shame of not belonging. The heavy weight of guilt.

I think one of the hardest kinds of loneliness to explain is the kind that happens when you aren’t actually alone. You have people in your life. Maybe you’re married or in a relationship. You have ...

There is a kind of exhaustion that does not come from overworking or lack of sleep. It comes from holding on too tightly. It comes from trying to manage every outcome, every emotion, every timeline, ...

I used to think coming home to yourself meant clarity. Some moment where everything clicked. Where you suddenly knew what you wanted, who you were, and how to move forward with confidence. I was ...

I believe we are only at the beginning of understanding what we commonly call attachment. For decades, attachment theory has given us an important language for understanding human relationships. It ...