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Your Teen Isn't Overreacting
Your teenager comes home saying they're fine, but they don't sound fine. They aren't overreacting—they might have feelings they don't know how to express yet.

Anand Barkataki
Sep 174 min read


Connection Starts with One Safe Relationship
Have you ever looked at your life and thought you just need more people around? Sometimes what we're really longing for isn't more people, but someone who truly sees us.

Anand Barkataki
Sep 23 min read


Why Making Friends as an Adult Feels So Hard
When we're younger, proximity does much of the work for us. Adult life is different—here's why and how you can make it easier.

Anand Barkataki
Aug 264 min read


The Loneliness Cycle And How To Break It
Have you ever noticed that after feeling lonely for a while, reaching out can feel harder? Loneliness can be a painful cycle, but it doesn't have to stay that way.

Anand Barkataki
Aug 203 min read


The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many People Feel Lonely
Have you ever spent an entire day around people, be it at work, at school, at church, or even with your own family, only to come home feeling strangely alone? Here's why:

Anand Barkataki
Aug 113 min read


Life Transitions Don't Wait for You to Be Ready
Most major life changes come with the expectation that by the time the change arrives, you should feel ready for it, but life transitions rarely wait for perfect confidence.

Anand Barkataki
Jun 252 min read


People Pleasing: Saying Yes Too Much Costs More Than You Think
Most people-pleasing behaviors don't come from selfish motives. In fact, they often come from deeply caring ones. However, there are hidden costs to always saying yes.

Anand Barkataki
Jun 103 min read


The 5 Love Styles: Understanding How We Love and the Core Patterns That Shape Our Relationships
Have you ever found yourself repeating the same argument, saying, “I don’t know why I always do this”? The truth is our patterns in love are shaped long before we ever fall in love.

Anand Barkataki
Feb 193 min read


Gratitude and Grief: Making Space for Both This Holiday Season
The holiday season is often presented as a time of celebration full of warmth, sparkle, gratitude, and togetherness. And sometimes it truly is. But for many people, the holidays also bring up something quieter, heavier, and tender – grief.

Anand Barkataki
Feb 194 min read


Lonely Even When You’re Not Alone
There’s a particular kind of loneliness that’s hard to explain–somehow on the outside of things, even while standing in the middle of them. This experience is far more common than you might think.

Anand Barkataki
Feb 184 min read


7 Signs Couples Therapy Could Help Your Relationship
I want to reassure you that reaching out for couples therapy does not mean your relationship is broken. It means you care enough about your connection to invest in it and strengthen it before things go too far.

Anand Barkataki
Feb 52 min read
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