From the Practice

Is it normal to cry in therapy? The first time I cried in my own, my therapist didn't say a word. Here's why that quiet was the point.

This week I posted a short video comparing 1980 to 2026. On one side: friends dropped by with no text first. Supper with everyone at the table. The phone on the kitchen wall. A bad day meant you called a friend. On the other side: a group chat with people you haven't seen in months. Supper with everyone on a screen. The phone in your hand, in your bed. A bad day means you scroll till it passes. More than 200,000 people watched it, and close to a hundred sent it to someone. I

A memory pops up and suddenly you feel thirteen again. A therapist on inner child healing: pause, hand on chest, and three questions to ask your body.

'I'm fine, I'm just tired' is the most common mask. A therapist on guilt vs shame, resentment toward people you love, and why shame needs silence.

The school meeting, the parking lot, the grief nobody lets you say. A therapist and spectrum mom on support for parents of neurodivergent children.

It's funny on a sitcom. In real life, people-pleasing often shows up as a short fuse. A therapist on the anger underneath and how to stop people-pleasing.