đź’” A Case Study in Invisible Control It was a Tuesday afternoon in late October when Sage walked into my office with the particular slouch of someone carrying an invisible weight—the kind that successful people wear like an expensive suit […]
In the Therapy Room - Jas Mendola
In the Therapy Room: Setting Boundaries with Parents
It was raining hard that Tuesday night—the kind of rain that makes you feel alone even in a crowded room. She sat across from me, shoulders tight, jaw clenched, staring at her hands like they’d betrayed her. Jensonaya had moved […]
In the Therapy Room - Sophia Rivera
In the Therapy Room: The Crisis of Identity in a World of Machine-Generated Art
When Your Identity Becomes Obsolete 🎨 Tristan walked into my office carrying a portfolio under one arm and what I can only describe as the facial expression of someone who’d just discovered their favorite restaurant had been replaced by a […]
In the Therapy Room - Monica Dean
In the Therapy Room: Developing Emotional Intelligence and Overcoming Disconnection
The Tuesday Afternoon When Everything Clicked 🌧️ I met Bramford on a Tuesday afternoon in the kind of Manchester rain that makes you wonder if the sky’s got a personal vendetta against you. They’d come in asking about emotional intelligence […]
In the Therapy Room - Melanie Doss
In the Therapy Room: The Mother-in-Law Wound Nobody Talks About
A Confession About Tessa đź’ She walked in mid-October wearing the kind of exhaustion that doesn’t show up in photos. Tessa—27, law school, Master’s degree, financially independent for five years—was quietly falling apart because her boyfriend’s mother had suggested she’d […]
In the Therapy Room - Lucian Blackwood
In the Therapy Room: Suicidal Ideation and the Architecture of Despair
The Man Who Researched His Own Exit đź–¤ Thaddeus walked into my office that November afternoon carrying the weight of someone who had already decided to leave. He was forty-three, successful by conventional measures, and utterly convinced that his life […]
In the Therapy Room - Jas Mendola
In the Therapy Room: Family Restructuring and the Experience of Betrayal
Why Family Restructuring Feels Like Betrayal đźš— The old man sat in his truck outside the diner, hands on the steering wheel at ten and two, staring at nothing. His daughter had stopped answering texts. His new girlfriend had suggested […]
In the Therapy Room - Sophia Rivera
In the Therapy Room: Emotional Invalidation and Gaslighting in Relationships
The Presenting Problem 🔍 I remember Tessa sitting across from me, doing that thing people do when they’re trying to convince themselves more than you—the forced smile, the quick “I know it sounds bad, but…” qualifiers. She’d just spent ten […]
In the Therapy Room - Jas Mendola
In the Therapy Room: Dealing with Exclusion and Emotional Pain
The Setup: Your Inner Committee Is Having a Meltdown 🧠Here’s what most people miss about exclusion: it’s not a single emotion. It’s a full-blown internal coup. When Jenson got that text, multiple parts of his psychological organization activated simultaneously, […]
In the Therapy Room - Sophia Rivera
In the Therapy Room: Infidelity, Blackouts, and Rebuilding Trust
The Presenting Problem 🚨 Brandon walked into my office twenty-five years old, eight months away from marriage, and carrying a weight that hollow eyes can’t quite hide. He’d watched his fiancĂ©e kiss her best friend at a party—a moment seared […]