Practical advice and expert insights from Jonathan F. Anderson, LPC‑s, to support your mental health.
Anticipatory rejection is the habit of rejecting yourself before anyone else gets the chance to. You decline the invitation before it can be withdrawn. You stay quiet in the meeting…
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When you’re anxious, overwhelmed, or caught in a wave of panic, breathing is one of the fastest ways to shift your nervous system back toward calm. It’s also one of…
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Someone gives you feedback at work. It’s constructive. It’s even kind. And your chest tightens, your face flushes, and your brain immediately translates it as: they think I’m incompetent. They…
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You’re intelligent. People have told you that your whole life. But somewhere between the intelligence and the execution, things keep falling apart. Deadlines get missed. Conversations drift. You start twelve…
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The Person Behind the Toxicity Before we talk about how to deal with toxic people, it is worth understanding what you are actually dealing with. Toxic people are often kind…
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Why Rejection and Failure Hit So Hard Rejection and failure activate some of the oldest wiring in the human brain. Social rejection, in particular, registers in many of the same…
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When Everything Feels Like an Ordeal Depression has a way of rewriting your experience of daily life. Things that used to feel manageable start feeling like too much. Things that…
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The Transition Nobody Fully Prepares For Most college preparation focuses on applications, financial aid, and choosing the right school. Those things matter. But the transition from high school to college…
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Codependency is one of those words that gets thrown around loosely, but the actual experience of it is anything but casual. At its core, codependency is a pattern where your…
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If you are reading this, you are probably already aware that something in your life has crossed from occasional to compulsive, from recreational to required. Maybe someone you care about…
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