Mar 2025
What makes IPS different from therapy — and why that matters
Intentional Peer Support takes a fundamentally different approach from traditional therapy.
Read →Feb 2025
On being with someone without trying to fix them
One of the hardest things to learn is how to simply be present without reaching for solutions.
Read →Jan 2025
Why I chose to become a peer supporter
After 14 years of navigating chronic illness, I found my calling in helping others do the same.
Read →Dec 2024
The lost art of being heard
We live in a world that rushes to respond. Somewhere in that rush, we forgot how to truly listen.
Read →Nov 2024
What chronic illness teaches you about slowing down
Fourteen years of M.E. has been a brutal teacher. But it has also given me gifts I could not have anticipated.
Read →Oct 2024
Hope is not optimism — and that difference matters
Optimism says things will be fine. Hope says I can move towards something, even without certainty.
Read →Sep 2024
Living with PDA: when every task feels like a wall
Pathological Demand Avoidance is one of the least understood conditions. This is what it actually feels like.
Read →Aug 2024
On mutuality — why peer support is not just counselling
The give-and-take in peer support is what makes it fundamentally different. And that difference heals.
Read →Jul 2024
Finding meaning in suffering without toxic positivity
There's a difference between finding meaning and being told to look on the bright side. One helps. One doesn't.
Read →Jun 2024
How I rebuilt my relationship with my family — and what I learned
Years of misunderstanding, pain, and distance. Here is what changed everything.
Read →May 2024
Validation is not agreement — it is recognition
When someone feels validated, they don't feel told they're right. They feel seen. That's a crucial distinction.
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