Nobody tells you that making friends as an adult can feel almost as awkward as dating. You meet someone you click with. You discover you have tons of shared interests. You both say, “We should definitely grab a coffee sometime.” But then work gets busy, family responsibilities pile up, and life happens. That “sometime” never […]

One of the biggest mistakes people make when they’re stressed is trying to think their way out of it. But stress is not a mental problem; it’s a nervous system problem. When you’re stressed, your body is in fight-or-flight mode. Your nervous system sends signals to your brain that danger is on the horizon. Its […]

You’re no stranger to self-improvement. In fact, you’ve lost track of how many times you’ve tried to change your life before. From the diets to the morning routines to the productivity apps, you’ve tried it all, believing that your latest method was definitely going to be the one that changed everything. But it wasn’t.  It’s […]

You know what you want and what you need to do to get it… but when it comes to the moment to take action, you freeze. Whether it’s a pitch, a launch, or any other high-stakes moment, there’s a certain psychological pattern that tends to show up and kill the engine. It’s called Threshold Paralysis, […]

People-pleasing is exhausting. It steals your time, energy, boundaries, and even your ability to know what you actually want. If you struggle to say no, put everyone else’s needs above yours, or find yourself over-apologizing, this article is for you. I’m sharing four people-pleasing truths you need to know, including why it drains so much […]

Something feels off, and it has for a while now. But you’re not sure whether it’s just a passing phase or a sign that something in your life genuinely needs to change. It’s an important distinction. You don’t want to make a drastic decision you’ll later regret. But you also don’t want to spend years […]

For several years, I worked as a family doctor in a university student health centre. Here I had hundreds of bright, ambitious young adults coming to me for the exact same reason… Their inability to focus. One after another, they would explain how they were convinced there was something wrong with them because they couldn’t […]

Many people start over out of necessity. After losing everything and ending up back at zero. I changed my life in my 40s, but my story was very different. I hadn’t lost anything. In fact, on paper, I had the perfect life. I had a career. I had stability. I had a family.  And that’s […]

When I sat down to write my new book “Redesigning You,” I thought I was writing a book about health. And in many ways, I was. I wrote about habits, self-care, behavior change, and the practical steps that help us become healthier versions of ourselves. But the more I researched and reflected on my own […]