Trixie Mattel

Take a breath, look around this imaginary auditorium of beautiful, brilliant, perpetually single souls.

I want you to hear this clearly and perhaps for the first time of your life.

You are not broken.

You are not behind and you are absolutely not alone.

February, that month of manufactured capitalist love, can make it feel like everyone else cracked some secret code to love while you somehow missed the memo.

There are flowers everywhere, candy hearts shouting nonsense in the aisles of CVS, stuffed animals with better dating prospects than half the people at my bingo slash speed dating night at the Knights of Columbus on Wilshire.

But here's the truth, spoken loudly and with joy.

Whether you are married, dating, single, in a situationship, or some other new relationship definition that will be invented next week, all of us are still just figuring it out, including me.

That's where therapy comes in.

Not because something is wrong with you, but because something inside you deserves care.

Therapy can help you see what is weighing your heart down, what pressure you've been carrying around, and how to gently set some of it down.

It can help you understand what you want, what you need, and how to stop treating your love life like a referendum on your worth from your judgmental aunt.

BetterHelp makes this possible with fully licensed therapists in the US who follow a strict code of conduct and they do the matching work for you so you can focus on growing.

With over 30,000 therapists, more than 6 million people served and an average rating of 4.9 out of five, this works because people do the work.

A short questionnaire helps identify your needs and preferences and our 12 plus years of experience in industry leading match fulfillment rate means that we typically get it right the first time.

If you aren't happy with your match, switch to a different therapist at any time from our tailored recommendations.

So if you're single and tired of being hard on yourself, let this be the moment you choose compassion.

You aren't late, Barbara.

You're right on time.

Your epic story is just starting to unfold and therapy can help you walk forward with lighter shoulders, clear eyes, and a sincere feeling of hope and optimism that finally feels like it belongs to you.