Mental Health and Self Care

Work is already stressful enough. Add workplace drama, disagreements, gossip, criticism, different personalities, and the constant fear that you’ve done something wrong—and suddenly a normal workday can feel emotionally exhausting. For someone with anxiety, even a small interaction can follow us home. A coworker seems annoyed. A supervisor corrects something we did. Someone gives us […]

I’ve always had a hard time saying no. Not necessarily because I want to say yes, but because saying no makes me feel guilty. I worry that I’m letting someone down. I worry they’ll think I’m selfish. I worry I’m not doing enough. And sometimes, especially at work, I feel like saying no means I’m not being

Lately, I’ve been asking myself a question: Is pushing myself to the limit actually harming my mental health? I push myself at work because I want to be a good employee. I want to be part of the team. I want my coworkers to know they can depend on me. So when I’m asked to

Mental health conversations have come a long way. We talk about anxiety. We talk about self-care. We share inspirational quotes about healing, setting boundaries, and taking mental health days. And I’m glad we do. But sometimes I think we’ve made mental health look a little too…pretty. Mental health isn’t always drinking tea, journaling, taking a

Sometimes you don’t need to try harder. Sometimes you need to stop for a minute. There are days when getting through the day feels like a full-time job. You wake up already tired. Your brain feels foggy. Little things suddenly feel overwhelming. You don’t necessarily want to do anything—you just don’t have the energy to

Have you ever been overwhelmed, anxious, angry, or triggered and someone tells you: “Just relax.” Or maybe nobody even has to say it because you’re already telling yourself. Calm down. Stop thinking about it. Let it go. Why can’t I just relax? I’ve realized something about myself: sometimes the harder I try to relax, the

I’ve noticed something about anxiety: the more I worry about what my body is doing, the more my body seems to give me something to worry about. This can be especially confusing when allergies are involved. Maybe my skin feels itchy. My nose feels stuffy. My throat feels strange. I notice a new sensation and immediately