There is a reason why Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the most widely used approaches in therapy. It is structured. It has clear rules and protocols. It is considered the “gold standard,” the “safest,” and the “most trustworthy” because it is associated with strong empirical support and measurable outcomes (Hofmann et al., 2012). But is that always the case? We have to ask ourselves whether CBT is always the most useful approach, or whether both clinicians and clients are drawn...

When people hear borderline personality disorder (BPD), they often think of bipolar disorder. The confusion is common and understandable, but costly. Part of the confusion is linguistic. The abbreviations sound similar. Another part of the confusion is cultural. “Bipolar” has entered everyday language as shorthand for emotional volatility, or mood swings, while BPD remains less understood. As a result, people with BPD are frequently mislabeled, misdiagnosed, or misunderstood, not only by the...

When people hear that someone is “in recovery,” the reaction is usually relief. There is an assumption that things are getting better, lighter, and easier. Social media does not help either; it often presents recovery as an upward, empowering journey filled with before-and-after photos, glow-ups, and captions about self-love. What rarely gets discussed is how messy, difficult, and non-linear eating disorder recovery actually is. People in eating disorder recovery often move through periods of...