Here are simple, science-backed daylight saving time tips to help you adjust your body clock, protect your mental wellness, and welcome the extra daylight with ease and energy.

These small practices calm the nervous system, invite presence, and help the body release old emotional patterns.

From a somatic and emotionally focused perspective, healing doesn’t begin by trying to “fix” what feels wrong. It begins with slowing down, noticing, and listening. Mindful awareness invites us to approach the body with curiosity instead of judgment. For example, rather than saying, “I shouldn’t feel this way,” we learn to gently ask, “What is my body telling me right now?” Or, as I often ask in session: “What’s coming up for you, and where in your body do you feel it?”

When suicidal thoughts appear, they are not a sign of weakness. They are signals—signs that part of you longs for relief, for change, for something different than this pain. These thoughts don’t erase your worth. They are simply asking to be heard, to be held with compassion instead of silence.

Struggle was something you kept to yourself. Maybe you were told to pray harder, work harder, or just push through. Talking to someone outside the family about private matters might have even been seen as a betrayal. Therapy, if it came up at all, was for other people—not for you.

That silence is where stigma lives. It takes root in the stories we inherit from family, culture, and community.

Therapy isn’t only for people in crisis. It’s not reserved for those who have lived through tragedy or who feel like they’re falling apart. Many people begin therapy when life looks “fine” from the outside, yet inside there’s a heaviness, a restlessness, or a sense of being disconnected.

These small, quiet moments with our pets can sometimes feel more powerful than the loudest affirmations. They don’t fix our problems. They don’t offer advice. But somehow, their presence reshapes the way our stories unfold.

After the flames of exhaustion die down, something new quietly emerges. This post explores what remains when we stop running on survival and start honoring recovery. It’s a meditation on resilience, renewal, and the quiet courage it takes to rest after being consumed by what once fueled us.

There comes a time when even passion dims. This piece looks at what it means to love, lead, and live when your inner light wavers. It’s an invitation to trust that the flicker isn’t failure but a sign of transformation—proof that even dim light holds power and truth.

What if the moments that broke you weren’t the end—but the beginning of something more honest? In this post, I explore how emotional rupture, though painful, can become a portal to deeper connection, clarity, and self-compassion. Through narrative therapy, we begin to untangle the stories born from hurt and explore the quiet possibility of repair.