We’re tired. Why do we keep working so much?
Regardless of our field, the pandemic upturned the working world and forced almost all of us into new patterns. As we’ve heard analyzed probably quite sufficiently by this point, these … Read more
Dr. Ashley Solomon
Three strategies to face the fear of failure
One of my favorite things on the internet – and given the amount of time I spent there, this means a lot – is Reshma Saujani’s #FailureFriday series. Every week, … Read more
Why do I get so impacted by other people’s moods?
When I invited a friend to a comedy show recently and she declined, I was curious to know why she couldn’t make it. She explained that she never attended comedy … Read more
Is it stress, burnout, or depression?
When you’re drowning under the weight of life’s demands and desperately gasping for air, perhaps you’re not so concerned about what to actually call the experience. Am I stressed? Am … Read more
22 Prompts to Get You Started Journaling
If developing a regular journaling practice has been on your to do list for the last six years, like drinking more water and starting to meditate, you’re not alone. If … Read more
How many of these invisible labor tasks have you done this week?
She has a vague recollection of setting down her coffee somewhere between the kitchen and her bedroom, but now she can’t find it. Maybe she did go into the bathroom … Read more
Five tools for dealing with difficult people
Difficult people. We all have them. Even if we’ve done the hard work of scrubbing our personal relationships of the people who aren’t serving us, we’re bound to have humans … Read more
Do you know what your needs are? (FREE NEEDS WHEEL)
If you’ve been in therapy for any period of time, you’re familiar with how much we therapists just love to help you identify and describe your emotions. It’s kind of … Read more
Is it time to take a leave of absence?
We are in an era, at least comparatively, where we are recognizing that we have this thing called mental health, and that it requires attention and tender care. It’s a … Read more
What I wish I knew (about myself) before marriage
I remember all those years ago sitting around a suburban living room with my closest girlfriends ready to be asked trivia questions about my soon-to-be husband. I was unreasonably nervous … Read more
Have you reached peak parental burnout?
It’s been almost 30 months since the pandemic bellowed into our lives, and the state of parenting is starting to look uncomfortably like it did before the world turned upside … Read more
The most common confessions I hear as a therapist
There are so many sacred moments in therapy, but there is one that is perhaps the most profound for me as a psychologist. Sometimes it happens within the first few … Read more