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 […]

The Lie of Packaged Healing and the Truth About Feeling

“Emotions are not problems to be solved. They are signals to be felt.” ~Vironika Tugaleva We’ve been taught to package our emotions like fast food—served quick, tidy, and with a smile. Americanized feelings. Digestible. Non-threatening. Always paired with productivity. If you’re sad, journal it. If you’re angry, regulate it. If you’re overwhelmed, fix it with […]

How to Be Smarter When You’re Feeling Depressed

Source: Johannes Plenio/Pexels Depression can feel like being trapped in a dark, heavy fog that dulls everything around you — like an overwhelming sense of sadness or emptiness, making even simple tasks like getting out of bed or eating feel utterly exhausting (if not fully impossible). And while your mind races with negative thoughts, you […]