Social anxiety can feel debilitating. If you live with social anxiety, you know it’s not just “being shy.” Maybe your heart races when you have to speak up in meetings, your palms sweat before phone calls, and parties or social events can feel like walking into a spotlight with nowhere to hide.

For many LGBTQIA+ adults, growing up wasn’t just a matter of discovering one’s identity; it also meant surviving in a world that often didn’t make space for that identity to safely exist.

It’s hard to live in a non-affirming environment. Whether you have differences in identity, beliefs, or personal values with the people around you, feeling consistently invalidated takes a toll on your mental and emotional health.

In today’s volatile political climate, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and hopeless. Many people are going through anxiety related to politics, sometimes so intensely that they want to disengage altogether.

For those in the LGBTQ+ community, embracing their identity can be a liberating journey. However, this process can be complicated by societal pressures, stigmas, and the ingrained beliefs that contribute to internalized homophobia.

In the wake of attacks targeting the LGBTQ+ community, you may be wondering whether safety will ever be possible. However, history shows that the LGBTQ+ community is extraordinarily resilient.

During childhood, we rely on our caregivers to meet our basic needs for love, safety, and security. When these needs go unfulfilled, it can lead to deep-seated emotional wounds that shape our beliefs about ourselves and others.

It’s hard to know ourselves. During childhood, some of us were only viewed through our flaws. Others weren’t encouraged to develop a deep sense of identity growing up.

While breakups are tough, they actually teach us a lot about ourselves. You learn what you want from relationships, how you communicate with others, and how to avoid making the same mistakes.

Many states in America are ramping up their anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric. All over the country, bills are being proposed and passed that limit the rights of non-straight, gender non-conforming people.