Trauma therapy doesn’t just stir up emotions — it often activates the body too.

Reflections on Healing Back Pain by John Sarno

Abigail Shrier’s Bad Therapy warns against overpathologizing childhood. Discover why parents—not therapy—should guide normal struggles, and why fewer cases mean better care.

Why our attempts to shield children from hardship so often achieve the opposite, and how compassionate honesty can help

I loved this recent TIME essay on AI and therapy. It captures something many people misunderstand about what makes therapy work.

NPR recently published an insightful article about why so many therapists are choosing to leave insurance networks — and it resonated deeply with what we see in our field.

Talking about illness and death isn’t easy. But naming it openly is one way we honor the depth of the therapeutic relationship. If you have questions or concerns about this, please bring them up—we welcome the conversation.

Feeling overwhelmed? Discover why true self-care isn’t withdrawal, but action: when you feel the worst, that’s the moment to connect, contribute, and reclaim your agency.

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Learn how physical movement can complement the emotional work of psychotherapy, why it works, and how to get started

What happens when you return to a therapist years later? Explore how transference shifts, therapists grow, and therapy feels new again.

So much advice about sleep can feel like another list of rules: no screens, no caffeine, no blue light. But this piece focuses on things that feel doable—small comforts that meet you where you are, rather than scolding you for not being perfectly relaxed.

Grief is not a linear process—it changes shape over time, and it often lives alongside joy, memory, and meaning

Learn why asking “Do you want advice or just to talk?” can strengthen relationships—and make help more meaningful.

Families may mean well, but when emotions, choices, and even identities are too intertwined, it can leave little room for independence or authentic self-expression.

Despite death’s propensity to feel like a forbidden subject, talking about it can yield a number of benefits: mental, emotional, and pragmatic.

Learn how researchers have begun to challenge previous understandings of and treatments for the neurodevelopmental condition

Not every therapist’s advice fits. Learn why their response matters more than the advice itself, and how to talk about it to strengthen your therapy.

We talk about happiness all the time — but what does it actually mean to be happy?

Explore why real growth in queer therapy depends on affirmation that challenges—and how relational therapists can avoid over-identification to truly help clients evolve.

Most of us say we’re sad, stressed, or anxious—but those words barely scratch the surface.