I love how our company says 'we're a family here'

except when it's performance review time and suddenly I'm a foster kid up for adoption

My therapist told me I need to be more present.

So I opened a new tab on my phone to Google 'mindfulness techniques' during our session.

I've been doing the work in therapy to practice self-compassion

But it's hard to be kind to myself when my student loans are still sending me mean emails

My manager called a 'quick sync' that lasted three hours.

I don't think they understand how clocks work.