When Anxiety Shows Up in Midlife When anxiety appears in midlife, it can feel like a sudden, unwelcome guest. Maybe your heart races at 3 a.m., your thoughts spiral before a meeting, or a wave of heat and fear leaves you breathless in the grocery...
Living with ADHD can feel like trying to tune a radio station that keeps slipping in and out of signal. One moment, everything’s clear — ideas flowing, energy high — and the next, static. You lose your place mid-thought, forget what you were doing, or...
Living with bipolar disorder can feel like riding a roller coaster you didn’t buy a ticket for — unpredictable highs that surge with energy, ideas, and restlessness, followed by deep lows that make it hard to move, think, or care about anything. These mood swings...
Conflict doesn’t have to be the villain of your love story—it can be the teacher. Every argument, no matter how small or explosive, reveals what both partners need most: to be heard, understood, and valued. In my 20+ years as a couples counselor, I’ve watched...
Why Alcohol Often Becomes a Coping Tool for Anxiety If you’ve ever poured a glass of wine after a long day to take the edge off your racing thoughts, you’re not alone. As a women’s mental-health counselor with 20 years of experience specializing in anxiety...
If you live with ADHD, you already know it’s not just about “being distracted.” It’s about the constant tug-of-war between intention and action—knowing what needs to be done, but feeling like your brain just won’t cooperate. You start one task, get pulled into another, lose...