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You Have More Influence Over Depression Than You Think — Here’s What the Research Says Many people living with depression have been told, in one way or another, that it’s something that simply happens to them. A chemical imbalance. The luck of the draw. Something to be managed with a prescription and endured. That story can leave you feeling stuck, as if there’s nothing you can do except wait and hope. The research tells a more hopeful story. Not that depression is easy, and

Here's What That Means for Treating It. If you've ever been told anxiety is just "how your brain is wired" — something to manage for life rather than actually change — I want to challenge that, because the research doesn't back it up. Anxiety isn't a biological fault or a fixed condition. It's a learned pattern of thought and response. And because it's learned, it can be unlearned. What the Research Actually Says For a long time, anxiety was talked about almost like a life se

If your only picture of hypnosis comes from a stage show — someone clucking like a chicken, losing all control, "waking up" with no memory of what happened — I don't blame you for being unsure about trying it. That version of hypnosis makes for a great show. It's also almost nothing like what happens in a real session. Here's what people are usually surprised to learn. You're Not Asleep, and You're Not "Under" Hypnosis is a state of deeply focused relaxation — closer to the f

You’ve done it again. The habit you swore you’d stop — the late-night snack, the phone scroll instead of sleep, the snooze button you keep hitting — is back, right on schedule. And the voice in your head says the same thing it always says: you just need more discipline. Here’s the problem with that. It’s not true. Stop beating yourself up. Willpower Runs Out Willpower isn’t a personality trait. It’s a limited resource, and it depletes the same way energy does — through decis

I want to tell you something that might sound strange coming from someone who runs a therapy practice: my goal is not to see you every week for the next three years. My goal is to help you make the change you came for, and then let you go and live your life. The Model I Don’t Believe In There’s an old assumption built into a lot of therapeutic work — that real change takes years, that you need to keep returning indefinitely, that progress is measured in how long you’ve been i