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Grief Doesn't Follow a Timeline
One of the most common questions people ask after losing someone is, "Shouldn't I be over this by now?" It's a question that often comes from a place of frustration, shame, or the feeling that everyone else has moved on while you're still carrying the weight of your loss. We often receive subtle (and sometimes direct) messages that grief has an expiration date, that after a few weeks or months we should be "back to normal."


Reframing Mistakes
There’s nothing quite like a good mistake to remind us of our inadequacy! Mistakes can activate our emotional brain and makes us feel anxious and or depressed. A surge of negative emotions can arise after we make mistakes, which can result in behaviors that impair our functioning. Is there a way to make our relationship with mistakes/failures into healthy coping mechanisms rather than avoidance, maladaptive behaviors, and just suffering? What is your relationship with failur

Jack Wang, LPC
Jul 1


What Depression Might Be Trying to Say
When depression hits, it is often seen as a negative sticky bubble gum that has you feeling like a big ball of mess-heavy, stagnant, inactive, and much more.

Alana Tristan, LPC
May 21


The Hidden Side of ADHD in Girls
ADHD in girls is often misunderstood—not because it’s rare, but because it doesn’t always look the way people expect.


Understanding What Our Emotions Are Trying to Communicate
Many of us were not taught how to manage our emotions in a healthy way much less understand what they are trying to convey.

Alana Tristan, LPC
Apr 2, 2025
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