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“There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.” ― Shannon L. Alder Before we even understand words, we engage in the stories around us. We begin by listening to the tone of our parents’ voices,...

“In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity.” – Erik Erikson What crosses your mind when someone asks, “What do you do?” Do you happen to think of your hobbies? Of what you like to do during the day to...

“Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you. Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion. Set your life on fire.”— Rumi As humans, we tend to think a lot every single day. How many of those thoughts would you consider to be repetitive?...

If therapy is meant to feel safe, why does the first step feel so uncertain? If therapy is meant to heal, why does it bring up the pain we tend to bury? If therapy is meant to bring us closer to ourselves, why does it begin with the urge to turn away? Hesitation....

The attempt to escape from pain, is what creates more pain.”  ― Gabor Maté The doors to therapy are open: Summer through winter, one day after another.  Have you felt it? It’s that certain heaviness of realizing that summer is coming to end. It’s that...

If there’s one thing you could tell your teenager,what would it be? The sun has set. The once small child with the toothy grin and chubby cheeks has now blossomed into a young teenager, brimming with passion, intensity and curiosity for the world ahead.  For...

“Everything is going to be fine in the end. If it's not fine, it's not the end.” ― Oscar Wilde There’s a strange kind of silence that forms when you're always the one people rely on. You become the go-to for advice, the one who keeps things afloat, the fixer, the...

And let there be no purpose in friendship  save the deepening of the spirit.     For love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught. - Gibran Khalil Gibran, The...

Despite it being a common feeling, the temporary resident mindset is heavy with tones of loneliness and struggle. Let’s find the path towards healing. You set up your new home. You get the paperwork done. You try the local food, learn a few phrases and even know the...

Let’s discuss: How is toxic positivity being produced, exploited and performed in the workplace? How many times have you had to sit next to your coworker at a dinner, exchanging pleasantries and offering your one-million-dollar smile? How many times have you done that...

And the question remains.What are you really missing out on? There’s always something, isn’t there? A concert. An event. A dinner. And, with each invite, we have this underlying feeling that we need to catch up– as if this is the last activity we may be doing. In this...

In rest, we remember who we were before the world told us to perform. Stress — the silent companion we never asked for. What does stress mean to you? Is it an argument with a loved one, a looming deadline or a sudden change in plans? But more often, it lives in the...