How to Find a Therapist

People show up to therapy with a lot of different things on their mind, but one question comes up more than almost any other: “Should I be doing CBT or just regular therapy?” It sounds like a technical question, but it’s really about something simpler. What is this...

You’ve sent the text. Now you’re refreshing your phone every few minutes, running through possible reasons they haven’t responded: maybe they’re annoyed, maybe they’re pulling away, maybe last night went worse than you thought. It feels urgent and completely out of...

One partner wants more closeness. The other needs more space. And the harder one reaches, the further the other steps back. If you’ve been in a relationship where the dynamic felt like perpetual push-pull, where connection was always close enough to feel possible and...

Mindfulness is paying non-judgmental attention to the present moment. Anyone can build this skill in just 5 minutes a day. Start with breath awareness or a body scan for immediate calm. Expect reduced reactivity within the first week and measurable brain changes...

Admitting you need help is a massive, courageous first step. But for many, the second step - actually finding a practitioner - is where the momentum stalls. The modern mental health landscape can feel incredibly daunting. When you start searching for how to find a...

One of the most common questions we hear at Start My Wellness (from parents, from adults who’ve just received a diagnosis, and from people who’ve suspected something for years) is this: is ADHD a disability, and what does that actually mean for my life? It’s a...

Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) develops from prolonged, repeated trauma rather than a single event. When comparing complex PTSD vs. PTSD, the core difference lies in this chronic exposure. While standard PTSD stems from short-term traumas, C-PTSD...

It is a common misconception that profound exhaustion in neurodivergent individuals is just standard tiredness or a temporary phase of stress. In reality, autism burnout is an intense state of physical, mental, and emotional depletion caused by the cumulative pressure...

Some people respond to danger by fighting. Others run. Some go completely still. But there’s a fourth reaction that rarely gets talked about, and it might be the most invisible of all. The fawn response is what happens when a person learns, usually very early in life,...

If you’ve ever searched this question before a school meeting or after a teacher’s comment, you’re not alone, and the confusion is completely understandable. Is ADHD a learning disability? No, it isn’t classified as one, but that doesn’t mean it does not affect...