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When an ordinary moment unexpectedly awakens old wounds, and why rejection is often more about our stories than our worth. Rejection. Such a simple word, yet one capable of awakening emotions we thought we had long since outgrown. This week, I found myself crying over something that, on the surface, might have seemed relatively small. Yet it touched a much deeper place. It awakened little Daniela, as I like to call her. The part of me that still remembers what it feels like t

We did not stop feeling. We forgot how to feel. Lately, I have been noticing how easy it is to drift away from myself. We are constantly being therapised, observed, and guided, yet somehow more disconnected than ever. The system around us, our phones, endless scrolling, constant distraction, pulls us away from our own bodies. Even as I write this, I catch myself reaching for my phone, wanting to escape the very moment I am trying to stay in. And that is the truth of it. It is

Photo by Emile Young Finding your path in psychology is harder than anyone tells you, especially when you are an undergraduate trying to figure out where to go next. Today, a former colleague from when I was transitioning careers messaged me on LinkedIn saying, “I’m really stuck on where to go in psychology.” And honestly, I get it. For me, in some ways, it has been easier to see my path. I come from a different career background, and I have more life experience. I am in my m