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One chilly afternoon this spring while playing a board game, my 4-year-old crossed his legs, then quickly uncrossed them and shot me a very serious look. “Crossing your legs is for girls,” he explained. I was horrified. Ever since he could sit upright, my son has crossed his legs—an endearing…

For years, the assumption has held: Older adults don’t go to therapy. They tough it out, keep it private, handle it themselves. But something in Thriveworks’ own data disrupted that narrative. From 2024 to 2025, the number of therapy sessions attended by adults 65 and older at Thriveworks grew by…

Noah Kahan has built a career out of saying the things men don’t often say. So when his Netflix documentary “Out of Body” dropped on April 13, I watched it twice—once as a fan, and once as a therapist. As a licensed mental health counselor at Thriveworks, I work with…

If you’ve seen the season 3 finale of “Shrinking”, you probably have a lot of feelings to process. (Heads up: some spoilers for season 3 ahead!)  Despite being a show full of ethical violations in therapy, “Shrinking” has become one of the most honest portrayals of healing, community, and being…

If you’ve been online in the last few months, you’ve probably heard about “Heated Rivalry.” The Canadian series has become an unexpected smash hit with more than 10 million viewers in the U.S. alone. The show follows two professional male hockey players—Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie)—who…