You Can Look Like You Have It All Together and Still Feel Overwhelmed Inside You may be the person everyone counts on. You meet deadlines. You follow through on commitments. You take care of your responsibilities and show...
Author - Kim Jones, LMFT
Why Life Transitions Can Feel So Disorienting There are seasons in life when everything looks fine from the outside, yet internally you feel like you’ve somehow become a stranger to yourself. Maybe you’ve...
Life changes can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself without you even realizing it. Learn why this happens and discover compassionate, practical ways to reconnect with yourself again.
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...
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...
