There is something rewarding about being needed. Someone trusts you enough to ask for your help. A client feels safe enough to tell you something they have never told anyone else. A friend calls because they know you will answer. A family member knows they can count on you. Being someone others can rely on can feel meaningful. It can even become part of how we understand ourselves. But sometimes, being needed becomes more than something we value. It becomes something we depen

When most people think of yoga, they picture flexibility, balance, or a quiet studio. When most people think of mental health, they imagine thoughts and emotions. In reality, the two are deeply connected. Our mental life does not exist separately from the body that carries it. Over the past few years, I have been completing a 200-hour yoga teacher training. I didn’t begin the training because I expected yoga to “clear my mind” or make stress disappear. In fact, one of the mos