Find a Path Where You Can- Lessons from the Kentucky Derby
What a trainer told her jockey before the race is something I’d say to anyone living with anxiety One of the things I come back
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Becoming a Curious Observer: The Quietest (and Most Powerful) Tool for Managing Anxiety
Hey, it’s Candice here. One of the most useful things I’ve learned — both in my own life and after more than twenty years in
Why We Need to Talk About the Wins in Therapy (Even When Things Feel Hard)
Hey, it’s Candice here. There’s something I’ve noticed after more than twenty years in mental health and the last ten years focused specifically on anxiety
The Anxiety-Depression Swing: Why Excessive Worry Often Leads to Shutdown (And How to Find Center Again)
Hey, it’s Candice here. One of the most common patterns I see in my work is the swing between anxiety and depression. It often looks
The Therapist’s Real Superpower: Sitting With Pain Instead of Fixing It
Hey, it’s Candice here. There’s a superpower that comes with being a therapist — one I’ve come to value more deeply with every year I
The Inner Dialogue Trap: Why Forced Positive Thinking Backfires (And What Actually Helps)
Hey, it’s Candice here. There’s a subtle trap many of us fall into with our inner dialogue — especially when anxiety is involved. It usually
How the Smallest Kid Outran Everyone: What This Teaches Us About Anxiety and Mindset
Hey, it’s Candice here. A while back, I took my four-year-old to his first sports practice. As I stood on the sidelines, one little boy
The Real Magic in Therapy Isn’t the Big Breakthrough — It’s the Small Moments
Hey, it’s Candice here. There’s a quiet kind of magic that happens in therapy — not in the dramatic “aha” moments people often expect, but
Why Going Back to Basics Is Often the Wisest Strategy for Anxiety
Hey, it’s Candice here. There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes with anxiety — the quiet fatigue of constantly searching for the next big
The Importance of Giving Yourself Credit: How Self-Esteem Tied to Outcomes Fuels Anxiety
Hi, it’s Candice — One of the patterns I see most often with high-functioning anxiety is how quickly we catalog everything that’s going wrong while
