There was a time when emotional vocabulary felt like progress. People learned to talk about boundaries, trauma, attachment styles, gaslighting, emotional availability and nervous system regulation.

Therapy-speak has migrated from clinical settings to dating apps and dinner conversations, often stripping complex concepts of their nuance. Social media platforms have increased mental health ...

You may have heard these words in passing or seen them as you scrolled through social media. From "narcissist" to "toxic" to "gaslighting," you name it. Clinical psychology terms, or "therapy-speak," ...