Your emotional support animal (ESA) is probably your best friend. Whether it’s a dog, cat, rabbit, or other animal, they can support you in ways your human friends sometimes struggle to do.  Perhaps they sit quietly in your lap when you need space to unwind.…

Good morning everyone! Fancy seeing you around the water bowl this early. You caught me right before my morning walk. Every day, I stop here by my bowl to get a couple good laps in before my laps. Can you guess why?   It’s just…

The following is an excerpt from Unconditional: Learning to Love Your Authentic Self by Annalisa Smithson, LPC (available on Amazon now!) You are probably quite good at certain types of self-care—when you give yourself permission to indulge. But did you know there are multiple domains of self-care?…

Have you ever imagined what a photograph of your brain might show? I love the idea of sticking my head inside an fMRI and spending an hour with a neuroscientist who can interpret the scan. I’m most curious about the changes in my brain before…