Dr. Kathleen Smith is a therapist and author of the books Everything Isn’t Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety, and Finally Calm Down and True to You: A Therapist's Guide to Stop Pleasing Others and Start Being Yourself. Kathleen's thoughts about anxiety and relationships have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and many other publications. You can read her free weekly therapy newsletter at theanxiousoverachiever.substack.com. Kathleen lives in Washington, DC with her family.