It’s Okay to Have No Purpose Beyond Being and Enjoying This Moment
Does everything feel like too much these days? Get When Life Sucks: 21 Days of Laughs and Light for free when you join the Tiny Buddha list. “I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.” ~Joseph Campbell I was sitting […]
What Does Organizational Resilience Look Like?
Workplaces invest a lot of resources focusing on employee resilience. They try to hire for it through skillfully crafted interview questions. They pay trainers to teach employees how to bounce back from stress and crisis. Executives even use the term as a rallying cry during corporate townhalls, to encourage employees to push through challenging times. […]
When Being Helpful Hurts: A Guide to Better Boundaries When You’re Feeling Drained
Does everything feel like too much these days? Get When Life Sucks: 21 Days of Laughs and Light for free when you join the Tiny Buddha list. “You teach people how to treat you by what you allow, what you stop, and what you reinforce.” ~Tony Gaskins It was a Tuesday afternoon when I said […]
Is Something Missing in Your Therapy?
“The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao,” wrote Lao Tzu in Tao Te Ching more than 2,500 years ago, capturing a paradox that still resonates today. Our deepest experiences of meaning, awe, and transcendence often resist language. Yet the fact that spiritual and existential concerns are difficult to articulate does not […]
Family Separation Is Systemic and Devastating
The image of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos standing at the knees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, dressed in a blue bunny snow hat and a Spiderman backpack, recently spurred national outrage. Liam and his father were taken into custody in their Minneapolis suburb shortly after arriving home on January 20, 2026. Both were […]
3 Green Flags of Neurodiversity-Affirming Autism Evaluations
Are you considering autism testing but unsure how to choose the right assessment provider? We understand — there are countless options out there. In fact, when I recently Googled the phrase “autism assessment,” I found that it is searched over 6,600 times per month. A lot of folks are looking for answers, and many psychologists […]
How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit?
Society glamorizes persistence. If you can jump through hoops, walk across coals, or persevere regardless of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, you are a hero. Quit, and you face judgment from others, and even worse, from yourself. We romanticize stories of entrepreneurs who failed multiple times before succeeding, athletes who pushed through injury, and couples who weathered […]
The Weight of Being First: Eldest Daughter Syndrome
Firstborn daughters in immigrant families often grow up faster than they expect to. From a young age, they are entrusted with responsibilities that extend far beyond typical childhood expectations. These daughters take on multiple duties, including supporting their parents with language barriers, caring for their younger siblings, and serving as a bridge between their home […]
Letting Go of the “Good Person” Identity and Spiritual Expectations
Does everything feel like too much these days? Get When Life Sucks: 21 Days of Laughs and Light for free when you join the Tiny Buddha list. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” ~Lao Tzu For many years, I was deeply involved in spiritual communities—satsangs, meditation centers, […]
How Burlesque Heals Its Dancers
Kellita Maloof had been dancing since she was young. But she didn’t fully appreciate what dance had given her until she was recovering from a flare up of ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune disorder that affects the gastrointestinal system. Not ballet, which she’d been trained in as a teen, but burlesque, which she discovered in her […]