by Jackie Caputo | Jan 13, 2026 | Relationships
Why We All Need a Third Place We all need community. Not as a bonus. Not as something we earn after we’ve done enough healing on our own. But as a core requirement of being human. Despite the cultural narrative that tells us we should be self-sufficient, emotionally...
by Jackie Caputo | Jan 5, 2026 | Mental Health
I love “new.” A fresh journal. A new Monday. The first day of the month. New Year’s Day. That clean-slate feeling that whispers, You can begin again. So yes—Happy New Year. And… I’m also doing something different this year. This year, I’m celebrating the New Year on...
by Jackie Caputo | Nov 29, 2025 | Mental Health, Relationships
The other day, I watched a TikTok that genuinely stopped me in my tracks.A mom asked her daughter, “What did you get for Christmas last year?” The little girl paused… searched her memory… and couldn’t recall a single gift. Then the mom asked,“Where did we go for...
by Jackie Caputo | Nov 17, 2025 | Mental Health
The Discomfort That Leads to Transformation There’s a saying in the 12-Step community: “Don’t leave before the miracle happens.” I’ve always believed this applies just as much to therapy and self-growth as it does to recovery. When we start the therapeutic process, we...
by Jackie Caputo | Oct 4, 2025 | Codependency, Relationships
For so many women, our lives have been built around the quiet, unspoken expectation of taking care of everyone else first. At work, we say yes to extra projects so we’re seen as “team players.” In parenting, we push aside our own needs to keep the peace in our homes....
