Start My Wellness Blog

Being highly sensitive is not the same as being fragile, anxious, or difficult to be around. It’s a specific way the nervous system processes...

By the middle of the year, many people feel like they’ve hit rock bottom. The springtime energy has faded, deadlines are piling up, and vacation is...

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...

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...

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...

Mindfulness is paying non-judgmental attention to the present moment. Anyone can build this skill in just 5 minutes a day. Start with breath...

Admitting you need help is a massive, courageous first step. But for many, the second step - actually finding a practitioner - is where the momentum...

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...

Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) develops from prolonged, repeated trauma rather than a single event. When comparing complex PTSD vs....

It is a common misconception that profound exhaustion in neurodivergent individuals is just standard tiredness or a temporary phase of stress. In...