Emotional numbness doesn’t always announce itself with a breakdown. Sometimes, it arrives quietly—through disconnection, indifference, and the eerie sense that you’re going through the motions without ...

Belonging isn’t just about who’s around you — it’s about who you are when you're alone. Feeling unworthy doesn’t always scream itself loud; sometimes it’s the quiet default you operate from. You shape ...

Interoception is how your brain senses and responds to what’s going on inside your body. “It’s how we know when we’re hungry, thirsty, anxious, or even need to take a deep breath,” says Wen G. Chen, ...

Alison Silvers, 60, had been feeling lonely ever since she and her husband had moved from the city to the suburbs four years ago. She shifted into high gear trying to make herself happier, digging ...

Self-compassion reduces our feelings of shame and self-doubt. We explore a practice to help quiet our inner critic with kindness. Description: Self-compassion reduces our feelings of shame and ...

Ativan is a type of medication called a benzodiazepine. It’s the branded form of the generic drug lorazepam, and doctors prescribe it to relieve anxiety symptoms in the short term. It does so by ...

When an emotion arises, how do you usually respond? For many, suppression and analysis are the default, but truly processing emotions is key to healing and stronger connections. Most of us were never ...

If no one ever truly sees you, maybe it’s time to ask: Are you showing them who you really are? Here are three ways to be more fully seen in relationships. The longing to feel seen by the people you ...

The chances are that you are no more out of your depth than the next person. Remember that what you consider as a weakness in ...

Do you want to see how locked in you were to the world’s headlines in 2025? Take my 2025 “News IQ” Test to see if you can ...