The Things We’ve Learned Not to Notice Sara Mathew, MSC Intern   In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, this is a gentle trigger warning to let you know we are discussing a difficult and important topic. Please protect your mental health and skip this read if needed. Maybe she was walking to her car […]

For the Women Who Came Before Us Sara Mathew, MSC Intern   Some of the most important women in history will never make it into the books. They won’t have monuments or months dedicated to them. But they built things anyway — families, homes, communities, and people. They showed up when showing up was hard.

Mental Health Doesn’t Exist in a Vacuum: How Black History Shapes All of Us Sara Mathew, MSC Intern   One of the things we know about mental health is that the story matters. Not just the story you tell yourself about who you are, but the larger story you were told about where you come

Self-Love Is Kindness You Don’t Have to Earn Sara Mathew, MSC Intern     In Part 1, we explored how self-love begins with safety and regulation, how we learn it through relationships, and how it’s built through self-respect in addition to self-esteem. But understanding these foundations is only part of the story. The question many

Self-Love as A Practice, Not a Feeling Sara Mathew, MSC Intern       How We Learn Self-Love For many people, February is synonymous with flowers, chocolate, and romance. We’re surrounded by messages about loving others, but much less about loving ourselves. And for many, self-love is actually harder to attain. Self-love is often described

New Year, New Me, Reimagined Sara Mathew, MSC Intern     As the holidays end and a new year begins, a familiar message gets louder for many of us: “reset, get back on track, do better this year.” We’re surrounded by reminders to change our bodies, our habits, our routines, often all at once. “New

How to Deal With Stress in a Politically Charged Climate Sara Mathew, MSC Intern     Part 3: Protecting Your Mental Health & Building Long-term Resilience     This is Part 3 of a 3-part series on navigating political stress while protecting your mental health. In Parts 1 and 2, we explored understanding political stress,

How to Deal With Stress in a Politically Charged Climate Sara Mathew, MSC Intern     Part 2: Planning Practically & Emotionally for Uncertain Times   This is Part 2 of a 3-part series on navigating political stress while protecting your mental health. In Part 1, we explored why political stress affects us so deeply

How to Deal With Stress in a Politically Charged Climate Sara Mathew, MSC Intern   Part 1: Understanding Political Stress & Finding Balance This is Part 1 of a 3-part series on navigating political stress while protecting your mental health. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally exhausted by the current political climate, you’re

Coping With Suicidal Thoughts: Practical, Gentle Steps Sara Mathew, MSC Intern   If you’ve come here because things feel unbearably heavy, I’m really glad you made it.   Suicidal thoughts can feel overwhelming, frightening, or isolating — like you’re carrying a weight that no one else can see. And if that’s where you are right