Working on yourself without shortcuts. Posts on self-compassion, the inner critic, boundaries, and what actually happens after an insight.
Doubting your sexual orientation at forty is not a sign that something is wrong with you. What research on sexual fluidity says, and how to explore the question without panic.
ReadThe question you type into a search bar after an argument. On healthy narcissism, the grandiose and vulnerable faces, and why a trait is not yet a disorder.
ReadRetirement takes away structure, role, people and status, and offers freedom in return. How to move through the comedown after the honeymoon and rebuild meaning.
ReadThe midlife crisis is not a cliche: midlife is the measured low point of the U-curve of satisfaction. What happens then, and how to grow through it rather than run.
ReadA new job or a new city: after the honeymoon comes the dip. Learn about the U-curve of adjustment and what helps a new chapter genuinely get going.
ReadEven good change is stress. Why a wedding, a promotion or a move can knock you off balance, and how to cross the in-between space from the old to the new.
ReadComing out to your family is hard even at forty. What research shows about parents' responses, how to prepare for the conversation, and what to do if your family does not accept…
ReadSpoilt, selfish, lonely? Research does not support the myth of the only child. What differs is the shape of a family of three, and it shows in adulthood too.
ReadThe brain changes throughout life. What happens inside it during therapy, why repetition matters, and where the limits of neuroplasticity lie.
Read"I'm working on myself" is a phrase that has lost its meaning. What inner work really is, when it turns into running from yourself, and where it is truly measured.
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