Despite living in an era of unparalleled connectivity, we’re arguably more disconnected than ever. Some of the very means of keeping us together—traditional ones such as churches, neighborhoods, schools, and television, and emerging ones like social media, apps, and the gig economy—have served to...

The common advice when you are searching for a therapist is “try two or three” to fine one that fits. I had a short list of the attributes I wanted in someone to whom I would eventually reveal all of life's darkest moments, but to my surprise, I got someone I that wouldn’t have made the list. In...

Five years ago, I came into therapy thinking it would be a fleeting exercise in recounting my traumatic childhood and the resulting issues we still navigate today. It became much more, a core ritual to my existence, as I uncovered and reset the unconscious patterns of all the facets of my life....