Starting college can bring real anxiety for daughters and the parents watching them go. Here's why women feel this transition especially hard, what normal adjustment looks like versus something more serious, and how students and parents can support each other through the first weeks — grounded in current research on anxiety, ADHD, and the college transition.

Many women don’t hear the words “ADHD” until adulthood—after years of anxiety, perfectionism, and being told to “just try harder.” This post explores why adult ADHD in women is so often missed, how masking and overachieving hide the struggle, and what a later diagnosis can offer in terms of compassion, context, and new options for support.

Doing “all the right things” doesn’t guarantee relief from anxiety. Many high-functioning, perfectionistic women I see already meditate, exercise, use coping skills, and still feel exhausted and on edge. The problem often isn’t effort; it’s the harsh standards they’re holding themselves to—and the way they turn every flare of anxiety into proof that they’re failing.

If you’re going to show up to therapy, you want it to actually help—not just feel like another weekly appointment you race to between obligations. This post offers six practical ways to make sessions more focused and useful, from choosing a therapist who really fits you to speaking up when something in the room doesn’t feel right. Therapy can become a collaborative space where your effort actually leads somewhere, rather than one more thing on your to-do list.

Starting therapy can feel daunting, especially if you’re already quite capable and used to handling things on your own. Therapists get that! Four Questions People Ask About Starting Therapy Just considering therapy can stir up a mix of hope and anxiety. You might find yourself Googling late at night, wondering: Do I really need this? Will it even help? What am I signing up for? Therapy isn’t something most of us grow up understanding from the inside. It can feel strange to im

When life feels overwhelming, it’s often the small, repeatable things that help us stay steady. You don’t need a full mindfulness practice or a quiet room—these two simple calming tricks can go with you into everyday life. See if they work for you. 1. Quickly return from “time traveling” Anxiety loves to drag us into the past or the future—old regrets, imagined disasters, endless “what ifs.” When that happens, it can help to gently pull yourself back into the right-now, where