Purity culture can shape how you understand sex, relationships, morality, and your own worth—even after your beliefs change. Recognizing its influence can help you explore which values you want to keep and which rules no longer fit.

Body shame and disordered eating affect boys, too—and can hide behind praise for fitness and discipline. I share my own experience and explore what adults can notice and how they can help.

Most people don’t join a group thinking it’s a cult. Understanding how belonging, authority, and control work together can help you make sense of an experience that’s difficult to name.

Family therapy isn’t just for parents with young children. Adult siblings, parents, and grown children can use therapy to understand longstanding patterns, address hurts, and explore different ways of relating.

What might your relationship with food look like without another set of diet rules? The ten principles of intuitive eating offer a different starting point for exploring hunger, satisfaction, movement, and body respect.

Feeling bad is hard enough without deciding you’re wrong for feeling that way. Getting curious about your emotions can help you understand what they’re telling you and choose how to respond.

When your beliefs differ from someone you love, even ordinary conversations can feel loaded. These six suggestions explore curiosity, boundaries, and staying connected without making agreement the goal.

Holidays can bring up memories of people, relationships, and traditions that are no longer part of your life. Making room for grief may mean adjusting expectations and choosing what feels manageable this year.

You can know you’re stretched too thin and still struggle to say no. Looking at what each yes costs can help you make room for the things you most want to prioritize.