Understanding anxiety during good life transitions When the Good News Doesn’t Feel Good You got the job. The relationship became official. The house closed. The baby arrived. The move finally happened. And...
Author - Kim Jones, LMFT
How anxiety, people-pleasing, and major life changes make healthy boundaries feel more difficult Why Boundaries Can Feel Impossible It might show up as a small moment. Saying yes when every part of you wanted to...
As a therapist in California, one of the things I hear most often is, “I thought a vacation or that day off would fix this.” But when life slows down, you still don’t feel better. If anything, the...
Why am I so hard on myself? It’s a question a lot of people ask quietly — often after a long day of overthinking, second-guessing, or replaying something they wish had gone differently. There’s a voice inside...
Understanding perfectionism, anxiety, and the pressure to always get it right Why Can’t I Let Things Go It might be a small moment that sticks with you longer than it should. Something you said in a conversation. A...
If you’ve been thinking about starting therapy for anxiety, chances are you’ve wondered: “Is online therapy actually as good as in-person? Or am I settling for something less...
Most people expect grief to follow a predictable path. You lose someone or something and you feel sad for a while, and then slowly you start to feel better. But that’s not how grief usually works. Grief can knock you flat...
Feeling emotionally numb can be quietly unsettling. You might notice that things that used to feel meaningful now feel distant or muted. You go through your day feeling “fine” — but also strangely disconnected...
You send a text.They don’t respond right away. Your mind starts trying to make sense of it. You replay what you said. You wonder if something felt off. You go back and forth between explanations—maybe they’re busy...
Excessive Worry Isn’t a Character Flaw It’s a signal — and one that responds to the right kind of support. If your mind never seems to slow down — cycling through the same fears, the...
