Tanisha Honrao

Do you ever feel like your therapist is giving you cliché or boring homework? Many people have had this experience. You might go to therapy expecting something very different, but instead you are asked to try simple things like writing a list, setting an alarm, or practicing a small habit. It can make you think, “I already know this. I could have searched it online myself.” Sometimes this feeling leads people to stop therapy too soon. If you have felt this way, it might help to pause and underst

As exciting as my dreams were, they were also scary because they felt very big and far away. Still, they gave me something important - direction. They helped me understand that I wanted to work in a field connected to emotions, creativity, and human expression. This realization influenced my early choices, including studying psychology. Like many people, I spent years hoping that one day I would achieve those dreams. Hope is powerful. It keeps us moving forward and motivates us to try again.

Many of us learn early to put ourselves second by becoming “easy,” quiet, and emotionally low-maintenance, especially in families where stress already exists. Over time, this habit of adjusting, justifying others, and silencing our needs follows us into adult relationships- leaving us feeling unseen, frustrated, and disconnected from what we truly feel. This article explores how having needs and expectations does not make us selfish - it makes us human - and how learning to acknowledge our emoti