Why Am I So Defensive? Defensiveness as Self Advocacy?
Why Am I So Defensive? Exploring Defensiveness as Self Advocacy You sit down to dinner with your partner and they make a comment about having pasta again this week. You feel a rush of heat, and before you know it, you’re becoming defensive, overexplaining yourself about how busy your week has been, how you didn’t have time, and so what if it’s pasta again....Learn More
Therapy Speak: When Language Gets Misused and Weaponized
Therapy Speak: When Language Gets Misused and Weaponized In recent years, therapy speak—the casual and often incorrect use of psychological jargon—has made its way into everyday conversations. Social media, podcasts, and influencers have played a significant role in popularizing terms like “narcissist,” “gaslighting,” “boundaries,” and “trauma dumping.” While...Learn More
Debunking RFK Jr. Myths About Antidepressants
Debunking RFK Jr. Myths About Antidepressants Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the newly confirmed Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), has recently made headlines by raising concerns about the safety and efficacy of antidepressants like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). During public appearances and interviews, he has suggested that these...Learn More
Conversion Therapy Harm & Finding LGBTQIA Affirming Therapy
Conversion Therapy Harm & Finding LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy Just like everyone else, LGBTQIA+ folks grow up in an environment full of subtle messages about “how we’re supposed to act.” As people born with marginalized identities, we often don’t see ourselves represented in the same spaces where others are socialized, and when we do, it’s rarely in...Learn More
Why Is It Female Rage, Not Simply Anger in Women?
Why Is It Female Rage, Not Simply Anger in Women? Anger is a universal emotion, yet for women, it’s often misinterpreted, stigmatized, and renamed. It’s rarely seen as just “anger.” Instead, society frames it as “female rage” or the dramatized “angry woman.” Even in our online search behaviors, this pattern emerges: while “anger in women” averages only 20 monthly...Learn More