Parasocial Relationships: AI Companions, Influencers, and Mental Health
Have you ever felt close to an influencer, celebrity, or AI companion you've never met? Parasocial relationships can offer comfort and a sense of connection. Learn why these bonds develop, when they may start affecting your relationships and wellbeing, and how to restore balance.
Is There a Link Between Gut Health and Mental Health?
Your stomach can react to stress, anxiety can affect digestion, and ongoing gut problems can affect mood. Here's what the research actually tells us about the gut-brain connection, including what we know, what remains uncertain, and when gut symptoms should be medically assessed.
Perimenopause Anxiety and Low Mood: Understanding the Changes in Your 40s
New anxiety, rage, mood swings, or waking at 3 a.m.? Perimenopause can affect more than your period. Learn why mood changes happen and what can help.
Depression or Bipolar Disorder? How to Tell the Difference
Depression and bipolar disorder can look similar during a low period. Learn what distinguishes them, which signs may point to bipolar disorder, and when a fuller assessment may be helpful.
Why You Feel Low as Summer Ends, and How to Get Ahead of Seasonal Depression
As summer fades and the days begin getting shorter, you may notice your mood and energy changing before winter even arrives. Learn how to recognize the early signs of seasonal affective disorder and what you can do now to get ahead of it.
ADHD in Teens and the Signs Parents and Teachers Often Miss
Could your teen be struggling with ADHD, or does it look more like ordinary teenage behaviour? Learn what ADHD can look like at home, at school, and from the teen's own perspective, including signs that are easy to overlook in girls and high-achieving teens.
Unequal Household Responsibilities and Why One Person Does Everything
When one person is always remembering the appointments, managing the schedules, noticing what needs to be done, and reminding everyone else, the exhaustion can run much deeper than a busy day.
Our latest article looks at the invisible work behind running a household, why it can lead to resentment and burnout, and practical ways to share the responsibility more fairly.
How to Support Someone Who's Struggling and What Not to Say
Supporting someone who is struggling can be difficult when you are worried about saying the wrong thing. Learn what to say, what to avoid, how to respond when someone says they’re fine or doesn’t want help, and when a situation may require more support.
Rejection Sensitivity: Why Small Criticism Feels So Painful and What Can Help
Why can a small criticism, correction, delayed response, or change in someone’s tone feel so painful?
Rejection sensitivity can turn everyday feedback and uncertainty into intense shame, anxiety, rumination, or a strong fear that rejection is coming. It can affect how you respond at work, school, in friendships, dating, and other relationships.
Learn why the reaction can feel so immediate, how rejection sensitivity develops, and what can help you respond without letting one moment take over your entire day.
How to Stop Being So Hard on Yourself and Build Self-Compassion
Self-compassion is one of the most researched skills in psychology, yet it is often misunderstood. If you constantly judge yourself, struggle to move past mistakes, or feel like nothing you do is ever good enough, this article explains why and offers practical strategies to help you respond differently.
Signs and Causes of Codependency and How to Stop Losing Yourself in Relationships
Do you often put other people's desires ahead of your own? Codependency is more than being caring or dependable. It is a learned relationship pattern that can leave you disconnected from your own wants, boundaries, and sense of self. Learn the signs, why it develops, and practical steps you can take to build healthier relationships.
Anticipatory Anxiety: The Back-to-School Dread That Starts Weeks Before
Back-to-school anxiety often begins weeks before the first day. Learn why anxiety about the future feels so overwhelming, why avoidance makes it worse, and practical strategies that help children, teens, and adults.