When you read the word breath, I bet you instantly notice how it flows in through your nose, or maybe even your mouth. You notice its speed, where it falls—that automatic body response to fill our bodies with oxygen.I believe most of us have been taught that we don’t need to think about our breathing, that it is automatic and there is no need to learn or experience it further. It’s a good thing it is an automatic response; I couldn’t imagine having to add that to my hustle an

There is a subtle phrase I hear almost every day in my work as a therapist. "It wasn't that bad." "Other people have had it worse." "I’m probably overreacting." "I shouldn’t complain." And almost every time someone says it, a million thoughts come at me like speeding bricks. Because I hear myself saying these things. I see how this kind of thought pattern can shape an individual. And I instantly think about my daughter—how I don’t ever want her to feel like she has to make th

You think you need to be healed. You don’t. Read that again. You do not need to be healed. And I say that as a therapist. Healing has become one of the most overused and under-examined words in the wellness world. Somewhere along the way, it stopped being sacred and started being sold. It became something we chase, perform, optimize, announce, brand, and monetize. To put it bluntly — it was cheapened. In reality, healing is not a product. It is a biological and spiritual occu