If you’ve ever sat frozen in front of your to-do list, knowing what you need to do but feeling utterly unable to begin, you’re not lazy. You’re stuck. And there’s a difference. Whether it’s ADHD, executive dysfunction, anxiety, or burnout, the inability to start tasks can feel like hitting an invisible wall. You’re not alone—and […]
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When people think of ADHD, they often imagine restlessness, distractibility, or impulsiveness. What’s often left out of the conversation is emotional dysregulation—the intense, fast, and sometimes overwhelming emotional experiences that many people with ADHD live with daily. It’s not just about attention—it’s about emotion, too. If you’ve ever been told you’re “too sensitive,” “overreacting,” or
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For many men, getting in touch with emotions isn’t just difficult—it can feel foreign, unsafe, or even shameful. Cultural conditioning often rewards men for being stoic, logical, and composed, while discouraging softness, vulnerability, and emotional expression. Over time, many men learn to suppress rather than feel, to stay silent rather than speak, to push forward
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“Leaky feelings” are emotions that spill out indirectly—through sarcasm, snapping, zoning out, or shutting down—especially when you’re overwhelmed. You may not even realize you’re sad, angry, or anxious until it shows up as irritation, withdrawal, or tension in your body. In high-stress moments, these unprocessed emotions “leak” because the system is overloaded. What Leaky Feelings
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Immigrants often carry invisible emotional weight. Beneath the courage it takes to start over in a new country lies a complex mix of grief, stress, identity shifts, and survival pressure. These hidden mental health challenges are often misunderstood or dismissed—by others and even by immigrants themselves. Yet acknowledging them is the first step toward healing
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Traditional therapy—built on Western, white, individualist frameworks—has often excluded, pathologized, or ignored the cultural identities, spiritual beliefs, and lived realities of people from marginalized communities. Decolonizing therapy means intentionally creating space for culture, ancestry, and identity within the healing process. It’s about restoring what colonization tried to erase: that mental health is not separate from
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