Henry

Your chest feels tight. Your heart is pounding. Your stomach is churning, your hands are shaking, and you feel like you might pass out. You rush to the doctor, convinced something is seriously wrong, only to hear: “Your tests look perfectly normal. This is likely anxiety.” If you have ever experienced this, you are far … Read more

You say yes to dinner on Tuesday. By Friday afternoon, you are staring at your phone, drafting a text about feeling “under the weather.” The thing is, you actually like these people. You genuinely wanted to go when you said yes. So why does every fiber of your being want to bail? If this sounds … Read more

You show up to work on time. You meet deadlines. Friends describe you as reliable, maybe even successful. But underneath that composed exterior, you feel hollow, exhausted, and disconnected from the life you appear to be living so well. If that sounds familiar, you may be experiencing what people commonly call high-functioning depression. It is … Read more

Yes, PMDD could absolutely be the reason you sabotage your relationships every month. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder affects an estimated 3 to 9 percent of people who menstruate, and one of its most devastating symptoms is the way it attacks your closest connections during the luteal phase. If you have noticed a repeating pattern of picking … Read more

Learning how to identify your own PTSD triggers is one of the most empowering steps you can take in trauma recovery. Triggers are the sights, sounds, thoughts, feelings, and situations that pull you back into a traumatic memory, often before you even realize what is happening. When you can name what sets off your symptoms, … Read more