Opinion

I Love My Therapist — And She Is Not My Friend, And That's the Whole Point

Somewhere between the rise of therapy TikTok and the Instagram-ification of self-care, we started blurring the line between our therapists and our best friends. Lauren breaks down why that blurry line isn't just confusing — it's actually undermining the very thing therapy is supposed to do for you.

Aug 24, 2026

We Need to Talk About How We 'Cancel' People — Because We're Getting It Wrong

Cancel culture gets defended and condemned with equal amounts of bad faith, and I'm tired of both sides. The real conversation — the one nobody wants to have — is about who we decide deserves redemption, who we decide deserves destruction, and whether those decisions have anything to do with actual justice or just social media point-scoring.

Aug 24, 2026