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What do you hope is normal is our society?

The licensed social worker and author talks about ghosting friends, building intimacy in platonic relationships, and understanding self-regulation vs. co-regulation.

What we fear the most is what we want the most.

Plus, the three factors necessary for longterm success.

It's one of the most authentic ways to dress because your rising sign represents the persona you project to the world and the first impression you make on others.

It's been one year since she left her full-time job and she's launched a robe, heatless curlers, a fragrance, brought on a co-host for her podcast—and she's only getting started.

In 2015 I got a second chance with a guy I thought was near perfect for me.

Plus, I answer your questions about friendship, love, and the election.

Each day, I kept a running list of all my thoughts, feelings, and what I was doing to help myself process and move through the haze.

I can’t deny there’s a part of me that feels empowered.

It is still possible to meet a kind, genuine, spiritually awakened, emotionally intelligent man on a dating app.

I have extremely high standards for who can have access to my body.

“Yes, I'm so unbelievably open to connection. Still, I'm not holding my breath until it gets here.”

Self-soothing is a practice that helps someone feel safe, get back into their body, and regulate their emotions.

“In the relationship with our parents, there's the good stuff, which is often what we also want to pull in our romantic relationships. Then, it's the not-so-great stuff we unconsciously pull in our relationships.”

I have always believed my phone usage wasn't an issue—it's part of my job!

Fast fashion was once the backbone of my personal style.

I know I am not my relationship status, yet so much of my existence has felt rooted in this search for love