Sometimes when we’re sad, our first instinct is to make the distressing feeling stop. We may not be so interested in understanding why we feel sad, or how to adjust the decisions we’re making to create a more stable mood moving forward. It’s human to simply want to feel better, right now. The unfortunate reality… […]

Humans are social beings. We strive for connection. From the time we are born we are dependent on our parents. Then we start school and become dependent on peers. Later, we partner and depend on our romantic relationships. Healthy dependency is not problematic. Codependency gets a bad reputation, but it’s not innately bad! We need… […]

So you want to set a New Year’s Resolution. How can you create goals that are good for your mental health and achievable? First, we have to confess: we are not avid fans of resolutions. Resolutions have a reputation for being unhealthy for a reason. They are often sweeping statements, often centered around weight loss,… […]