As a social worker-turned-therapist and Ennegram 8, I’ve always thought being known or “seen” is important—no, essential, required, non-negotiable—to feeling fulfilled and peaceful. I see this in my clients too; we often want our partners or friends to know what we need without saying it, and we don’t like to feel misunderstood. Some of us go out of our way, over-explaining and overfunctioning in effort to not feel misunderstood. I’ve even heard, repeatedly, from my trans clients and friends that it almost feels like they don’t even exist if they don’t feel correctly perceived, gender-wise and otherwise.

Is Kentucky’s first False Fall of 2025 sending anyone else into a much-welcomed cozy frenzy?

Been dreaming of a little rebrand moment for a while now.

I’m pretty sure I have text thumb. I looked it up, and I’m pretty sure I have it.