She swore, I ascended. My therapist's Human Era has begun!

Breaking news: my usually buttoned-up, mystery-of-a-therapist just swore in front of me for the first time. I’m absolutely buzzing. If this door’s cracked open, what else might be on the other side?

Possibilities include:

• Wearing open-toed footwear

• A modest but rogue tattoo peeking out from under her cardigan sleeve (a butterfly? a quote? a rebellious lowercase "breathe"?)

• Admitting she also thinks small talk is the worst form of human interaction

• Admitting that she was excited to use a new pen

• Mentioning she forgot to defrost chicken for dinner

• A throw pillow in her office that isn’t beige

• Describing a coping skill as “kinda stupid but it works”

• Saying “same” after I describe an existential spiral

• Accidentally quoting a meme

• Laughing a little too hard at my joke and then pretending it was just “therapeutic mirroring”

• Calling her Wi-Fi “absolute trash” during a virtual session

Truly, the floodgates have opened. I am more than well. I am THRIVING!

What’s your “my therapist might secretly be a real human being” moment?