World Mental Health Day: Spotlight on Friendships
October 10, 2025 is World Mental Health Day, providing all of us an opportunity to stop and reflect on our current mental health, what contributes to it flourishing and how to protect against setbacks. As for my corner of the world supporting healthy and loving relationships, I’d like to pause and dedicate a moment to friendships.
How Animals Heal Us
If you’ve snuggled a kitten or played fetch with a puppy, you already know that animals are healing. When we experience the unconditional love of a pet, we instantly experience a mood boost. But why is this? Could it be the impossibly adorable faces or the plethora of cute toys we get to buy for them? Maybe partially, but research seems to show that it runs even deeper.
How Trauma Shows Up In Relationships And What To Do About It
So many of us have experienced trauma; whether that’s ‘big T Trauma’ like assault or war or ‘little t trauma’ like emotional neglect as a child, the manifestation of said experiences can often feel most intense in our romantic relationships. Below you’ll find some common ways this manifests and small actions you can try to ease the impact.
How Anxiety Shows Up In Relationships And What To Do About It
Anxiety can be a sneaky third player in relationships - planting doubt, triggered by the past, coloring otherwise neutral experiences - it’s important to be aware of these thought patterns as they creep up and have a plan to address them.