The Link Between Anxiety and Imposter Syndrome in Gay Professionals
Many gay professionals struggle with anxiety and imposter syndrome, feeling like they have to work harder to prove themselves. Learn how societal pressures fuel self-doubt and how to break free.
Why High-Functioning Anxiety is So Common Among Gay Men (and How to Manage It)
Many gay men experience high-functioning anxiety, appearing confident while struggling internally. Learn why it happens, how it affects mental health, and how LGBTQ+-affirming therapy can help.
How to Use Polyvagal Theory to Feel Safer in 5 Easy Steps
Struggling with anxiety or feeling unsafe in your body? Learn how to use Polyvagal Theory in five simple steps to regulate your nervous system and restore a sense of safety.
How Growing Up Closeted Impacts Anxiety in Adulthood
Growing up closeted can create lasting anxiety, fear of rejection, and struggles with self-worth. Learn how childhood suppression affects adult mental health and how to heal.
Staying Grounded Amid Economic Uncertainty: How to Manage Anxiety in Unstable Times
Economic uncertainty can trigger stress and anxiety. Learn how to stay grounded, manage financial worries, and maintain emotional resilience during times of instability.
How to Protect Your Mental Health in a 24/7 News Cycle
Constant news updates can fuel stress and anxiety. Learn how to set boundaries, stay informed without feeling overwhelmed, and protect your mental health in a 24/7 news cycle.
What Is Vagal Tone and Why Is It Key to Reducing Anxiety?
Discover how vagal tone influences anxiety, stress, and emotional regulation. Learn science-backed techniques to strengthen your vagus nerve and calm your nervous system.
Struggling with Anxiety? 7 Therapy Strategies Just for Gay Men
Anxiety affects many gay men due to unique societal pressures, internalized stigma, and identity struggles. Discover seven therapy-based strategies tailored to your mental well-being.
What Is the Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn Response?
Learn how the fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses impact anxiety, trauma, and emotional regulation. Discover how to work with your nervous system to feel safer and more in control.
Why Traditional Therapy Sometimes Fails Highly Anxious Clients
If traditional therapy hasn’t helped your anxiety, you’re not alone. Learn why standard approaches can fall short and discover what actually works for highly anxious clients.
Understanding the Neurology of Perfectionism
Coping with anxiety can be challenging, but it is essential to know that natural methods exist to help overcome it. Integrating breathing techniques and meditation into one's daily routine can be beneficial in reducing anxiety symptoms.
Why Feeling Safe in Your Own Body Can Feel Impossible (And How to Change That)
Struggling to feel safe in your own body? Learn how nervous system regulation, trauma healing, and mind-body practices can help you reconnect and feel grounded again.
What Is Co-Regulation and Why Does It Matter for Therapy?
Co-regulation is the key to nervous system healing, emotional safety, and therapy success. Learn what it is, why it matters, and how to practice it for deeper connection.
What Is the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) and How Can It Help You?
If you’ve ever felt like your body is constantly stuck in stress mode—unable to fully relax, focus, or feel safe—you’re not alone. Many people struggle with nervous system dysregulation due to anxiety, trauma, ADHD, or sensory processing challenges.
The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is a groundbreaking, science-backed intervention designed to help your nervous system reset, making it easier to experience calm, connection, and focus. Developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, SSP is based on Polyvagal Theory, which explains how our nervous system responds to safety and threat.
SSP uses specially processed music to stimulate the vagus nerve, a key player in emotional regulation, social engagement, and stress resilience.
Can We Ever Feel Safe Again? Coping with Political Upheaval and Uncertainty
When political chaos dominates the headlines, it’s easy to feel like the world is unraveling. Elections, civil unrest, threats to democracy, human rights concerns, and economic instability can all create a lingering sense of fear, uncertainty, and helplessness.
The Psychological Toll of Living Through Historic Events (Over and Over Again)
From political turmoil to global crises, it feels like we’re constantly living through history. Learn how repeated exposure to high-stress events impacts mental health and discover coping strategies to protect your well-being.
Living in the Grip of Anxiety and Perfectionism
Life can sometimes feel like a relentless pursuit of perfection. In our minds, we paint this ideal picture of our lives, what we should achieve, and who we should be. But anxiety creeps in when reality falls short of this ideal, wrapping us in its relentless grip.
Why Political News Feels So Personal—And How to Set Boundaries
It’s not just the news—it’s your rights, your future, your identity, and your safety on the line. That’s why politics doesn’t just feel like information—it feels deeply personal.
How Doomscrolling Can Increase Anxiety
Staying up-to-date on world issues is an admirable thing, but consuming stories endlessly to avoid feeling ignorant can be harmful to your mental health. The same sentiment goes for over-consuming aspirational content in the name of bettering yourself when, in reality, you use it to dock points against yourself.
Or, as psychologists call it, doomscrolling.
Taking Care of Your Mental Health in a Time of Political Chaos
Political chaos can take a serious toll on your mental health. Learn how to manage political anxiety, set boundaries with news, and stay engaged without emotional exhaustion.