Different relationship, same dynamic. Different job, same anxiety. You're doing something very old, automatic, and ready to change. By Michaela Kozlik, LCPC · Therapist specializing in perimenopause, anxiety & trauma, Illinois You've done enough work on yourself to see it coming, and that's almost the hardest part. Because you're not someone who moves through life unconsciously, bumping into the same walls without noticing. You notice. You've noticed for a while. You can wat

By Michaela Kozlik, LCPC · Therapist specializing in perimenopause, anxiety & trauma, Illinois Nobody plans for this. Nobody sits down at 25 and thinks: You know what, I'd like to go through a divorce at the exact same time my hormones are completely dismantling my nervous system, my sense of identity is up for total renegotiation, and I haven't slept properly in months. And yet here you are. Maybe you're the one who left, or maybe you're the one who got left. Maybe it was co

By Michaela Kozlik, LCPC · Therapist for women in midlife & perimenopause, Illinois You don't think of yourself as depressed. Depressed people stay in bed, they can't function. Depressed is visibly falling apart in ways other people notice and worry about. You are doing none of that. You are showing up, getting things done. Managing your life, your work, your family, your obligations.... all of it, every single day. You just don't feel anything while you're doing it. And that