Match with the *right* therapist or coach for you. Get Matched By now, we should be used to it: My roommate tested positive, so I’m out. We apologize for the inconvenience, but daycare is closed for the next two weeks. The following flight has been canceled. The cost of your ticket has been transferred to a credit that you can use at a later date. Sorry we can’t do lunch anymore. I guess I’ll see you next year (???) After months and even years of dashed plans, uncertainty, and isolation, it might seem like every new glitch or cancellation should come as no surprise. But despite the refunds, r ..read more

Match with the *right* therapist or coach for you. Get Matched For Free It is 3AM on Tuesday morning. Your baby won’t sleep more than 45-minute stretches. You feed them, change their diaper, put them down, and either start your 20 minutes of pumping or cleaning up the formula that spilled on the floor in your sleep-deprived bottle-making state. You finally lay your head down on the pillow. The baby starts crying again. You look over to your partner and they are FAST ASLEEP.  Sound familiar? One of my favorite trending memes on the internet is “I want to sleep on my husband’s side of the ..read more

Match with the *right* therapist or coach for you. Get Matched It’s that time of year—the time when calls to set New Year’s resolutions start to fill our inboxes and our newsfeeds and, often, our heads. Should we set New Year’s resolutions at all? Should we buck the system and go resolution-free? Is there some happy medium? Most people “fail” to achieve their New Year’s resolutions and while we’re not the biggest fans of New Year’s resolutions in the traditional sense, we love every opportunity we’re given to reflect and create goals. So say you do want to set some resolutions or goals. You’r ..read more

Match with the *right* therapist or coach for you. Get Matched Often, when confronted with a difficult person, the solution seems easy: avoid at all costs. But when the person is family, it’s not that easy. Truly toxic people are one thing, but what if your family is simply frustrating? Even if you’re crushing it in your adult life (and it’s okay if you’re not!), family members often know exactly what to say or do to drive us bonkers, from whipping out cringy childhood nicknames to bringing up youthful mistakes to commenting on our life choices. Even if your family members are some of your fa ..read more

Match with the *right* therapist or coach for you. Get Matched While holiday gatherings are a great way to celebrate, let loose, and spend time with family and friends, for those who don’t drink (or don’t drink much), holiday events and things like happy hours, boozy birthdays, weddings, and parties can be difficult to navigate. Alcohol’s ability to transport you, numb you, and make you forget can be an appealing escape when things feel overwhelming. And in social situations, plenty of people use alcohol as a social lubricant to feel more relaxed and maybe a bit more uninhibited. But many of ..read more

You are unique. Your mental health care should be too. GET MATCHED For most of my life, I would have described myself as an anxious, fearful person. It was who I thought I was, whether it was part of my personality, or perhaps my gene pool - like blonde hair or small hands. The sense of being anxious and fearful didn’t fill me with love and confidence in myself, as I am sure you can imagine. Instead, it seemed to throw up deep feelings of disgust, sadness, despair, shame and many other emotions that can make us feel like we live with a scolding, angry person inside of us - always ready to poi ..read more

Match with the *right* therapist or coach for you. Get Matched You’re unhappy at work, you and your partner aren’t communicating as well as you would like, and you don’t know the next direction you want your life to take. You think you might like to talk to someone, but you’re not sure which would be right for you—therapy or coaching. At first glance, they seem similar: therapists and coaches can help you work toward goals, examine areas of your life you might want to improve, and get unstuck. But which should you choose? Here’s a quick look at what therapy is, what coaching is, some importan ..read more

In the past few years, a number of documentaries and TV shows have profiled different cults and high-control groups, and we have heard from so many of you that you want to understand how to help loved ones who may be drawn to these organizations. We shared your questions with Cathy Harris, LCSW, an expert in recovery from cult membership, complex PTSD and trauma-informed care. We hope this information is supportive for you; if you would like additional support, you can learn more about working with Cathy here. How does one begin to be connected to a cult or convinced to join? It is important ..read more

Match with the *right* therapist or coach for you. Get Matched Most of us have been there—we’re trying to enjoy our pumpkin pie when suddenly we’re cornered by an inquisitive relative. Still no kids? Why aren’t you drinking? Have you found a real job yet? Did you lose weight? When are you going to settle down? Whether they mean well or not, intrusive questions from friends and family during holiday events or otherwise can turn a jolly time into one that makes you want to crawl into bed and pull the covers over your head. If the thought of prying personal questions are making you dread upcomin ..read more

Match with the *right* therapist or coach for you. Get Matched How to Navigate the Holidays During COVID-19 As we head into another holiday season with the pandemic hanging over our heads, what to do somehow seems less clear than ever. With the COVID-19 vaccine now widely available to more and more age groups, some people are eager to gather or travel for the holidays while others are much more cautious about how to proceed. But there’s not a one-size-fits-all solution to how to spend the holidays. Of course, decisions about whether or not to gather for the holidays predate COVID-19. School ..read more