Here's the most unsettling statistic I've come across lately: therapy and companionship are now the number one use case for generative AI tools. Not coding. Not writing. Connection.
What can mindfulness tell us about how the mind thinks — and how it could think better? Four transformative practices that help reduce stress, fear, and anxiety in everyday life.
The profession that teaches others to rest rarely gives itself permission to. We sit with grief, trauma, anxiety, and despair — session after session, day after day. We hold space for other people’s pain with presence, patience, and professionalism. And then we drive home and wonder why we feel so utterly empty.
What Trauma Actually Does to Your Body (It’s Not Just in Your Head) By Conrad Cave
When people think about trauma, they often imagine it as something that lives in the mind — a painful memory, a dark thought, an emotional wound. And while that's part of the picture, it's only half of it.