Tension: We want intimacy and freedom in relationships, but many of our habits try to secure one by… ...

Seeing Passive Aggression as a Call for Connection When you recognize that passive-aggressive behavior often masks an unmet need or unresolved tension, you shift your mindset from “I’m being ...

Tension: Our sense of identity frays when we allow others to define our worth. Noise: Conventional wisdom teaches us “just be confident,” but offers no real insight into boundaries and self ...

Tension: Some of the most likable people you know—the ones who light up a room—go home feeling unseen and emotionally disconnected. Noise: Our culture confuses being liked with being known ...

I write this with urgency. We are living through a slow-motion cognitive collapse – a collapse of our shared sense-making in the face of AI-generated confusion and media dysfunction. Every day ...

Tension: Millennials define themselves in contrast to older generations yet often mirror the very Boomer habits they critique.… ...

Tension: Many of us spend our youth racing toward milestones—degrees, promotions, relationships—only to later wonder why the moments… ...

There’s a specific discomfort that creeps in when someone guilt-trips you—especially when that someone is emotionally manipulative, even narcissistic.

Tension: Can an unconventional portrayal—like a monkey—truly encapsulate the depth of a human’s emotional and psychological journey? Noise:… ...

Tension: So many people spend years pursuing societal definitions of success—like career advancement or material wealth—only to later… ...

After three decades teaching English and working as a school guidance counsellor, Bernadette Donovan now channels classroom wisdom into essays on purposeful ageing and lifelong learning. She holds ...

It’s easy to remember the version of myself that used to unravel quietly. Not publicly, not in spectacular fits—but in smaller, subtler abandonments. I didn’t throw things. I disappeared. I ...