Essays and observations from working clinicians. Mental health, broader than a diagnosis.

Most emotional pain doesn’t come from what someone actually does to us. It comes from what we quietly expected them to do but just didn’t say out loud.…
Feb 20, 2026
People sabotage themselves constantly. They get close to success and blow it up. They finally find a good relationship and push the person away. They make six months…
Feb 6, 2026
Culture rarely shifts quietly. It hums in the background, plays through car speakers, fills gym headphones, and slowly leaks into the way we see ourselves and each other.…
Jan 20, 2026
You’re making a choice right now. You’re choosing to read this sentence instead of closing the tab. You’re choosing to keep scrolling instead of doing the thing you…
Jan 14, 2026
Most people do not struggle with a lack of options. They struggle with having too many and not trusting themselves to choose. There is a moment most of…
Jan 11, 2026
It often hits you like a blindside tackle in a game you didn’t realize you were still playing. One day you’re moving through the world convinced you still…
Jan 6, 2026
The gap between knowing what you should do and actually doing it is the most popular real estate in my clinic. People don’t come in confused about what…
Jan 4, 2026