In a city as driven, dynamic, and ever-evolving as San Francisco, success can start to feel like a moving target. We absorb so many borrowed ideas of what success should look like—titles, income, productivity, ownership—that it’s easy to lose sight of what truly matters to us.

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) affects about 2.7% of the adult population of the United States. That equates to nearly 7 million people dealing with anxiety.

In a culture that often confuses rest with laziness, it can be surprisingly hard to relax. For many—especially those dealing with anxiety, high sensitivity, or perfectionism—traditional self-care just isn’t enough.

Many thoughtful, empathetic people come to therapy carrying a belief that something about them is “too much.” Over time, this can lead to self-doubt, chronic overwhelm, or a painful tendency to disconnect from one's needs and feelings.