When psychological safety is present, people are more likely to engage, collaborate, and take healthy risks. But psychological safety is fragile. It takes time to build, and only a moment to break.

Some bullying is overt - intimidation; humiliation; insults; impossible demands. Others are covert, taking place in darker corners: silent treatment; gossiping, witholding resources; rejection.

Before starting your gap year, figure out your goals. Decide whether your main goal is to rest, to catch up on studies, to learn a new skill or spend more time with loved ones.

Therapists play an essential role in helping us navigate key moments in our lives. But like any relationship, the therapeutic relationship needs to be healthy and aligned.

Growing up in an Asian household, I was taught early on that strength meant hiding my emotions.

Depression? Not on my radar. Even when I hid, crying in bathroom stalls at work, I chided myself: You’re not incapacitated. You’re not missing deadlines. What depression?

Then I discovered high-functioning depression—and the invisible came to light.