When dealing with coercive control or domestic violence, many professionals, including psychologists, often pose the wrong or unhelpful questions to victims, including, “Why did you not just leave?” The answer is that it was most often impossible or too dangerous to leave. Domestic abuse is rarely a single incident. More often, it develops gradually through patterns of manipulation, intimidation, dependency, and control that deepen over time. It develops similarly to a frog i

Today, I thought we would continue with our deep dive into Stoicism and how it continues to apply to our lives in 2026. I did a little research on how ancient Stoic philosophers would tackle indecisiveness and procrastination. Because our world is filled with endless choices, constant distractions, and pressure to perform, indecisiveness and procrastination feel almost inevitable. Yet, over 2,000 years ago, Stoic philosophers were already grappling with the same human tendenc