Why Anxiety Can’t Be Solved Through Talk Therapy

Denise had been wearing a mask for as long as she could remember.“I never feel seen,” she told me.  “And then when someone does call me out on that mask,  it’s… shattering.  On one hand, I think,  Why can’t you see me?  And on the other, it’s like,  "I don’t want to...

When you’re in dorsal vagal shutdown,your thoughts turn dark. “What’s the point?” “I’ll never get it right.” “Nobody wants me anyway.” “I’ll reject myself before they can do it.” It’s a quiet war that nobody sees. You isolate not because you want to—but because it...

December 2018.I was 43 years old and miserable,sitting alone in a rented room with my dog Lucy. My condo?On Airbnb to pay the bills. My career?On hold. My life?A mess. I had achieved success in many areas of life—but not the one that mattered most: Love. I was stuck...