High-functioning anxiety: looking fine and feeling frayed.
When the world sees competence and you feel a low hum of dread.
Journal
Notes from the practice.
Occasional, unhurried writing on relationships, anxiety, and the inner life of high-achievers.
Couples · 6 min read
Why “we just need better communication” is rarely the whole story.
Most couples don't have a communication problem so much as a safety problem. When it feels safe, the words come. Here's what that means in practice.
Read the piece →Repair after a rupture: what actually rebuilds trust.
Apology is the start, not the finish. The rest is steady and unglamorous.
The quiet luxury of doing, for once, nothing.
Rest isn't a reward for finishing. It's part of how the work gets done.