By Hanada Kardassopoulos, RP, MACP, M.Ed. Registered Psychotherapist | Founder, Live Your Life Therapy | Toronto and Virtual | Ontario-Wide “I Know I Am Safe. So Why Does My Body React Like I Am Not?” That question stopped me the first time a client said it aloud in session. Not because it was unusual, but because I had heard some version of it so many times before. The meeting is not a threat. The email was not intended as a criticism. The disagreement does not mean the r

By Hanada Kardassopoulos, RP, MACP, M.Ed. Registered Psychotherapist | Founder, Live Your Life Therapy | Toronto and Virtual | Ontario-Wide When Stillness Feels Wrong Many adults find that rest does not come easily, even when time and opportunity are available. The schedule clears, the obligations pause, and instead of relief, something inside resists. For many professionals, constant productivity has become the baseline. Being busy, staying on top of things, and always an