by Jenny Smith | Jan 23, 2025
Transform Loneliness Into Solitude: Healing the Fear of Being Alone Have you ever felt like being alone is more than just uncomfortable—like it’s deeply unsettling, even panic-inducing? For some, loneliness isn’t just a passing feeling; it’s rooted in something much...
by Jenny Smith | Jan 16, 2025
How to Stop Feeling Lonely and Build Real Connections Do you ever wonder how to stop feeling lonely, even when surrounded by others? Perhaps you’ve felt like you don’t fully belong, as though you’re caught between two worlds. Maybe you struggle with the paradox of...
by Jenny Smith | Jun 9, 2024
by Edgar Allen Poe The Fall of the House of Usher is a 28-page short story. As a mental health professional, I found the book’s examination of generational trauma remarkable. Poe personifies trauma in the form of a ghost making it easier for the reader to see,...
by Jenny Smith | Jun 1, 2024
Stations Eleven By Emily St. John Mandel Stations Eleven, a dystopian fiction book, by Emily St. John Mandel, is about a pandemic wiping out the majority of humans and their civilization. It explores who we might be if stripped of the identities we adopt through our...
by Jenny Smith | May 25, 2024
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat discusses how our culture often feels completely justified in discriminating against fat bodies. While implicit bias is declining in other...
