Fresh Insight

“I honestly believe he’s a narcissist,” Suzy* says, her speech rapid and frantic. “That’s the only explanation for it.” “Oh wow,” I...

Many of us can attest to how entering a new year can reignite feelings of motivation or enthusiasm. Simultaneously, the social rhetoric...

According to a study by New Plate/Ipsos, nearly 40% of people committed themselves to losing weight in 2023. However, only 14% of people...

This post was written by Tina Richardson of CrescentCanna, with edits by Kristina Virro. As a growing body of scientific research...

When it comes to conception, discussions about infertility are seldom included. Sex education classes in high schools focus on how to...

"How has your anxiety been affected by the pandemic?" I asked Courtney* just a few weeks into our first-ever lockdown. Given that she'd...

I'm not going to lie, I've previously found the idea of being more eco-friendly incredibly daunting. When the to-do lists of life start...

Working as a therapist during the pandemic was fascinating. I received an up-close-and-personal look into the anxieties people...

Of all of the emotions we can experience as humans, shame is perhaps one of the most hard-hitting ones of them all. Indeed, a study from...

One of the most common requests I hear from couples coming to therapy for the first time is that they'd like to improve their...

Last week I took my very first Mental Health Day in my entire life—a fact that surprises me when I actually think about it. Between...

There's an expression that says, "Messy bed, messy head," which refers to the impact that our environment can have on our wellbeing. I'm...

I seldom experience anger. Frustration? Absolutely. Sadness? 100%. Joy, anxiety, apathy? Check, check, check. But true, blood-boiling...

If there's one thing I wish all of my clients knew, it's that I regularly practice the skills I teach in therapy. In fact, every time I...

After posting my blog about perfectionism last week, I received an interesting comment on Instagram. As the user wrote, "Maybe this is a...

I used to be very proud of being a perfectionist. An employer would ask what my biggest weakness was in a job interview and I'd proudly...

Amidst the ups and downs of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has felt important for me to periodically check in with my patients about how they...

Amelia* and I try to gain our composure after having a good laugh in session—something that certainly isn’t uncommon for the two of us....

I have always considered myself to be a very sensitive person—something I have a love-hate relationship with. On the one hand,...

If you’ve never been to therapy before, the process of finding a therapist and learning about what happens in session can feel quite...