Anxiety Loops

How to Deal with Separation Anxiety in Adults

I still remember the first time my husband left for a three-day work trip. I kissed him goodbye at t...

You Don’t Need More Willpower (You Need Less Friction)

The third time I found myself crying in my car outside the gym parking lot, I had to admit something...

Stop Managing Stress, Start Removing Overload

I spent last Tuesday curled on the bathroom floor, cold tiles against my cheek, because my phone pin...

Stop Killing Bad Habits. Start This Instead.

I was crouched on the floor of my bedroom at 11:47 PM, phone screen burning my retinas, thumb scroll...

How I Stopped Being a People Pleaser in a Relationship

I was sitting on the edge of the bed at 11 p.m. My partner asked what I wanted to watch. I said, "I ...

Stop Forcing Productivity: Recover Your Energy First

I woke up at 10:47 AM yesterday. My alarm had been silenced three times. I didn't remember doing it....

Can Meditation Cure Overthinking? My 5-Year Journey to Quiet

I lay in bed at 2 a.m., eyes wide open. My mind was like a browser with 50 tabs open, none of them l...

Why You Can’t Stick With Anything And How to Fix It

I sat on my bedroom floor staring at that half-finished wing. The glue had dried into little yellow ...

Is It Social Anxiety or Autism? The One Question That Separates Them

I was standing in my kitchen, staring at a box of cereal for eleven minutes. My husband had asked me...

Why Does Everybody Hate Me? What I Learned When I Hit Rock Bottom

I was seventeen when I first heard it. I joined a voice call with people I thought were friends, and...