What often gets missed is that you don’t need a diagnosis or a dramatic life event to benefit from therapy. Many people who seek mental health support are functioning. They’re working, parenting, creating, and showing up. What’s different is how much effort it takes to keep doing so. Often, the signs that it might be time to start therapy are subtle and ongoing.

January doesn’t need more pressure. This reflection explores a gentler mental health reset—one rooted in alignment, presence, and letting go of resolution-driven urgency.

In the journey of healing, embracing responsibility is not about casting blame upon ourselves for our past or our traumas. Rather, it's about acknowledging our innate power to respond to our life's experiences—to be active participants in our healing process.

As we navigate this journey together, remember that the timeline of therapy is as unique as you are. It's about finding the rhythm that resonates with your life's melody. Whether our paths converge for a brief interlude or over extended chapters know that each step is meaningful and contributes to your greater story of growth and healing.

A curated guide to the inner tools, rituals, and resourcing you’ll want with you—wherever the season takes you.

During the holiday season, many people struggle with loneliness, belonging, and connection. Learn why Dr. Courtnay Meletta is creating an in-person women’s group in Los Angeles on December 4 to support nervous system health, community, and real relational healing.

Grief is not something to “get over”, it’s sacred terrain to inhabit. In this reflection on loss, Dr. Courtnay Meletta shares how the passing of her beloved therapy dog, Luna, opened her to Francis Weller’s The Wild Edge of Sorrow and its Five Gates of Grief. Join our upcoming virtual grief circle to explore how sorrow, when tended to, can transform us, deepen our capacity for love, and return us to life itself.