Somewhere along the line, we decided that crying is for the weak, sadness is shameful, and vulnerability is a glitch. “Cowboys don’t cry,” they said. “Tigers don’t cry,” as if anyone’s ever asked a tiger. You know this cliched phrase:…
The weekend spiral of depression often crashes hardest on Sunday morning. That’s when the illusion of freedom fades. The high, the excitement, the hype of TGIF fades. Friday, and even Saturday are all but forgotten. Already you are slipping back…
That phrase “Why don’t you just leave?” is one of the most tone-deaf, oversimplified, and emotionally shallow responses someone can give when you’re in an unsatisfying or toxic office situation.I know , you’ve been there. And you regretted sharing that…
Think of your mind like a car engine, stay with me: You’re cruising, but then something feels off, and it’s not existential dread brought on by a depressing tune on the radio. Maybe the spark plug lead pops off, you’ve…
You dread those days when “everything” sucks! Bad news everywhere. And then, your phone rings. It’s that person. The one who always brings drama. You haven’t even answered yet, and your stomach’s already tight. Ulcer loading! You know how this…
Imagine you pirch up for your first day of work, and you get this speech before you settle into your cubicle: Hey, welcome aboard. Before you tape another “You Got This!” poster to your monitor or share a “Hustle Harder”…
“Conquer your fears” is one of those fridge magnet motivationals that sounds deep until you’re actually in danger. There’s no universal scoreboard for fear, no gold star for pretending your nervous system didn’t just red-alert because something might kill you.…
Say what you mean. Get the language for the life you want. Doing just that, by culling rotten phrases,took me a while. I was in school when the first god cast a shadow over my pathetically small worldview. “You need…
My first encounters with depression and anxiety did not start only in my early 20s, but that coincided with the time when I got conscripted, and I had to write down the D Word, on paper, for the first time.…