Eye-level view of a couple sitting together in a cozy living room, discussing their future plans Marriage is a big step. It brings two lives together in a way that changes everything. But before saying “I do,” many couples overlook one important step: couples counseling before marriage. This kind of counseling helps couples build a strong foundation for their life together. It’s not just for couples who have problems. It’s for anyone who wants to start their marriage with cl

4 ways to find greater ease when things feel painful. Key points It's common to say to oneself, "What's wrong with me for feeling this way?" when difficult emotions arise. We not only tend to judge ourselves for painful emotions, but we also tend to avoid feeling our feelings. There is no right way to experience difficult emotions, and we can learn to meet our suffering in new ways. Finding comfort in each other during an emotional moment When we run up against difficult emot

Proposals to restrict social media access for people under 16 have sparked a surge of attention—especially as parents, educators, clinicians, and policymakers try to respond to rising concerns about teen mental health. Much of the debate centers on “online safety,” but the conversation often blurs together very different issues: exposure to harmful content, harassment, privacy risks, and the way algorithmic feeds shape what teens see (and how long they stay). Why this debate

Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs) are those quick, reflexive interpretations that can spike anxiety , shame, anger , or hopelessness in seconds. They often arrive as a sentence in your mind (“I’m failing,” “They’re judging me,” “This will never get better”) or as a vivid image of something going wrong. In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), we treat ANTs as hypotheses—not facts—and we learn to slow them down, test them, and replace them with more accurate, compassionate thi

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