Why “Staying Strong” Keeps You Stressed – and What Real Resilience Looks Like When “Staying Strong” Stops Working Being a founder in the first year means being everywhere – at events, in meetings, with clients, on social media – basically grabbing every straw of...
When “Sure, No Problem” Becomes a Problem: Why Boundaries Are So Hard to Hold I used to think I was being helpful. The one people could count on. The friend who doesn’t let others down. The colleague who stayed a little longer, just to “wrap things up.” Because the...
Ghosting, Emojis & Small Talk: Why We’re Afraid to Show Real Feelings in Relationships “How are you?” – “I’m fine.” And just like that, the conversation ends. Even though inside there’s a knot, a heaviness in the chest, maybe even a quiet longing for closeness....
Why We Struggle with So Much Anxiety Today – and What We Can Do About It Imagine this: you slide a pizza into the oven already excited for a lazy evening with some binge watching. Nothing’s burning, the cheese hasn’t even started to bubble, but suddenly the smoke...
Why Emotional First Aid Should Start With Your Body – Not Your Brain Six years of therapy. Countless insights, conversations, and cognitive tools under my belt. And still – there I was again, frozen in front of my laptop, unable to decide which folder to open next....
Feelings Live in the Body: What Helped Me Start Getting Out of Bed Again For months, I woke up with anxiety. The moment I left dreamland and returned to reality, the alarm bells started ringing. I felt paralyzed. Getting up? Impossible. Staying in bed felt like the...
