It's 3:07 a.m. You know because you've checked the clock twice. Your body is exhausted, but your mind has decided this is the perfect time to replay a conversation from Tuesday, plan next week's groceries, and worry about something that probably won't matter by Friday. Sound familiar? As daylight saving time comes to an end, the clocks will fall [...]
It's 3 p.m. You're walking through the office when you notice the candy bowl sitting on the front desk. You reach for one piece of chocolate and tell yourself, Just one. I deserve a little treat. Twenty minutes later, you're back. By the third visit, you've collected a handful of empty wrappers and a familiar feeling begins to creep [...]
Why Am I Still Tired After Eight Hours of Sleep? "I'm in bed by ten," she told me. "I sleep straight through. And I wake up as tired as when I lay down." She said it the way people do when they've already explained it to three other people and received little more than a shrug. She had tried [...]
Understanding Autumn Grief and Healing She came to see me on a quiet Tuesday in October, just a week after finishing the difficult task of clearing out her mother's home. Her lab results were normal. She was sleeping, more or less. Yet something didn't feel right. She couldn't seem to take a full breath. "It's like there's a hand [...]