Written by Jasmine Divinity , clinical social work intern at TKCC There are moments in life where what you are carrying feels heavy because you’ve kept things in and don’t feel understood by the people around you. You might be surrounded by people—classmates, coworkers, even family—and still feel disconnected. Conversations stay on the surface, and the deeper thoughts you carry don’t seem to have a place to land. Over time, that disconnection doesn’t just stay a feeling—it ca

Written by Bianca Thompson , clinical social work intern at TKCC For the majority of women, the concept of “being strong” is not articulated as a compliment, but rather as a requirement. This stigma is particularly heavy in the population of women of color. Women of color are often raised as the caretakers of the family or also held to hold the position of “having it all together”. This requires women to drop the ball on themselves while holding the space for everyone else in

Written by Emily Perry , clinical social work intern at TKCC There’s a quiet kind of pain that often doesn’t look dramatic. It doesn’t announce itself. It doesn’t demand attention. It just kind of settles in… and slowly starts to feel familiar. Over time, what once felt uncomfortable begins to feel ordinary. This is often how emotional minimization develops. Emotional minimization is the habit of dismissing, downplaying, or explaining away our own emotional experience. It c

Written by Jasmine Divinity , clinical social work intern at TKCC Valentine’s Day is often framed as a holiday meant only for romantic partners—surrounding us with constant messages that being single is something to fix. For women especially, it can feel like a quiet spotlight on what’s missing: scrolling past couples, flowers, proposals, and curated happiness while sitting alone with that heavy, familiar question of “Why not me?” Even when no one says it out loud, comparison