For most of my adult life, I thought saying yes to everything was synonymous with being a good person. Friend needs help moving? Yes. Colleague wants you to cover their shift? Yes. Family member wants you to drive two hours for a last-minute dinner? Yes, of course.

I've always been that person who checks her phone before even getting out of bed. Social media notifications, news updates, work emails – it felt like staying connected was staying relevant.

Last month, I said yes to three social events, two work projects, and helping a friend move – all in the same week. By Friday, I was stressed, overwhelmed, and resentful. Not because anyone asked too much of me, but because I'd said yes to things I didn't have capacity for, then blamed everyone else for my exhaustion.

If you've heard about mindfulness but the idea of "clearing your mind" makes you laugh (or panic), you're in good company. The popular image of meditation often shows someone sitting in perfect lotus position, mind completely blank, radiating zen. But mindfulness isn't about having an empty head – and thank goodness for that.

Why is it that we can openly talk about going to the doctor for a sprained ankle or the dentist for a cavity, but mentioning therapy still feels like we're revealing something shameful? This mindset has got to change, and here's why.

Ưhen someone mentions self-care, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Probably expensive spa treatments, elaborate skincare routines, or someone floating in a bathtub surrounded by rose petals. And while there's absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying those things, self-care is so much more than Instagram-worthy moments.

We all know that feeling when our brain seems to have a mind of its own. You're trying to fall asleep, but suddenly you're mentally reviewing every awkward thing you said in 2019, or planning every possible scenario for tomorrow's meeting. That's anxiety doing its thing