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It is the new year and we all know what comes along with that.

The expectation that we have all of these New Year's resolutions, we remake ourselves

into a better version.

And it can feel like a lot of pressure.

It can also feel disheartening when year after year you set this expectation for yourself

and don't see the change that you want.

Instead of the new year requiring a new you, maybe it requires a less burdened you. And therapy can help more easily

identify what it is that weighs you down or holds you back by offering an unbiased perspective

and help to better understand your relationships, your motivations, your history, your emotions.

I personally am working on letting go of

control. One of the most helpful insights I've learned in therapy is that control is just a way

that our anxiety tries to take the wheel. We feel uncomfortable with uncertainty. That makes us feel

anxious. And so we try to control to alleviate our anxiety. I am working on

letting that go this year. And I'm doing that with the help of therapy. And with better help,

they do the initial matching work for you so you can focus on your therapy goals. You just fill out a

short questionnaire that helps identify your needs and your preferences and then you are matched

with a therapist if you're not happy with your match you can switch to a different therapist at any time

better help therapists work according to a strict code of conduct and they are fully licensed in the

u.s with over 30 000 therapists better help is one of the world's largest online therapy platforms

and they've

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