Being seen isn’t about attention. It’s about presence. It’s about feeling known in your mess and your magic. In psychiatry, we take histories. But we often miss the soul. What if healing started with a photograph and a question like: “What do you see when you look at yourself today?”
Sometimes, what looks like anxiety… isn’t just anxiety. It’s the quiet ache of not knowing who you are, or what your life is meant to mean.
What if we created a "Mind’s First Aid Kit"—a conscious, spirit-honoring space within, filled with tools that help us respond to life’s unexpected emotional stings?
You’ve got the diploma. Maybe a little sheet cake. And a brain that won’t shut up. Welcome to life after school: a weird cocktail of excitement, dread, and intrusive thoughts like: “If I don’t have a plan, I’ll fail.” “Everyone else knows what they’re doing.” “What if this is the peak of my entire life?” Let’s talk back to that chaos—CBT style.
