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Today I Love Sunny Saturdays At The Pool
Today I love sunny Saturdays at the pool. I love how I end up in some of the most unusual places just because I’m happy to tag along to things...
Psychology Around the Net: March 23, 2019
Ever wonder how food affects your mental health? Do you think social media addiction should be formally classified (and should the companies behind them be taxed for help)? What’s your...
“Dorm Rat”: The Military’s Bias against Singles with No Kids. Guest Post by Dale Nyhus
[Bella’s intro: I’ve been studying housing discrimination against single people for a long time. My colleagues and I found that rental agents are biased against renting to people who are...
A Practice That Doesn’t Exactly Feel Like Self-Care But Totally Is
Decluttering and getting organized might feel like a tedious chore—not something you’d actually consider to be self-care, but that’s exactly what it is: a self-care practice. Yes. Seriously. As Gretchen...
“Proving” That You’re Trying With ADHD
One of the most common ways ADHD gets interpreted is by people thinking that ADHDers “aren’t trying.” People think to themselves “oh, she would’ve paid more attention if she cared”...
Can Access to Green Space Affect Child Development?
It’s no secret that spending time surrounded by nature is not only good for our physical health, but our mental health as well. Being in nature can benefit those with...
Shutting Down Neverland: Defining Child Sexual Abuse For What It Is
I just watched Leaving Neverland–the sordid documentary about Michael Jackson’s sexual exploitation (and, yes, exploitation is the correct word). In the documentary, two Michael Jackson accusers detail–in painstaking fashion–the sexual...
Book Review: Feeling Better: Beat Depression & Improve Your Relationships
There are many ways we can try to feel better. We can try to improve the way we think. We can try to make more money. Have more stability. Get...
8 Tips for Healing Emotional Wounds
Do you ever wonder if healing from emotional wounds is really possible? Can someone really heal from trauma, rejection, depression, a broken heart? Perhaps you’ve been hurting for a long...
Mental Health and Going to the Salon: 10 Ways to Have a Good Sensory Experience
Going to the salon is typically an enjoyable experience for most people I know. It’s a time to not have to work or to cook or to run errands. A...
When Help Is Harmful: Thoughts On “Snowplow” Parenting
The recent news about wealthy/celebrity parents paying to have their children accepted into colleges via fraudulent methods has gotten me thinking. My first thought is, “Wait, isn’t this old...
6 Ways to Overcome and Benefit from Embarrassment
Henri Rousseau once wrote, “It’s not the criminal things which are hardest to confess, but the ridiculous and shameful.” We’ve all been there, strutting down the path of humiliation with...
Lost in the Shadows of HIPAA
A person can be lost living on the street with a debilitating mental illness. They can refuse all help from a caring family, even if they are cognitively impaired and...
I Need To Do Something
A doctor friend of mine mentioned recently that the thing he remembers most about the DSM definition of ADHD is the part that states the person with this disorder may...
Spiritual Counseling & The Plain-Vanilla Viewpoint
Sometimes people, including psychologists and social workers, believe that they have an unbiased, base-line or “plain vanilla” point of view. It can be very difficult for someone who aligns with...
9 Signs of an Unhealthy Relationship
When Bryan first met his girlfriend, he was smitten. She was charming, helpful, generous, kind, and interesting. She would laugh at his lame jokes, tell him how smart he was,...
The Seeming Senselessness of Grief
To say I’m not in love with grief is putting it mildly. I’ve been cycling through the (alleged) five stages of grief for, well, three solid months now since my...
“Are you going to adopt her?” – The Answer to the Big Foster Care Question
Since we took our foster daughter into home almost six months ago, we’ve been asked probably 9,782 times if we’re going to adopt her. I don’t blame people for asking....
The Little Things That Can Get You Through Depression
I don’t know what people do to get through depression without a job, without a pet, and without good people around them. Often times we don’t realize the things that save...
1 Thing Modern Parents Are Doing SO Wrong
“Sunrise, sunset, sunrise, sunset,” sang Topol in Fiddler on the Roof. “Swiftly fly the years.” And in the twenty years that have swiftly flown since I graduated High School, another...
ADHD Drug May Increase Risk of Psychosis in Young People
A new “Big Data” study finds that teens and young people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who begin treatment with amphetamine medications are at greater risk for psychosis. The research looked...
Many in Addiction Recovery Face Chronic Health Issues
More than a third of people recovering from addiction continue to suffer from chronic physical disease, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Recovery...
Delusions May Stem from ‘Sticky’ Beliefs
A study published in the journal Brain offers new insights into the development of delusions — false beliefs that are rigidly held with strong conviction despite contradictory evidence. Based on the...
Eating Nuts for Years Tied to Better Cognition in Older Adults
People who consume just a handful of nuts each day for several years can significantly improve their cognitive function in old age, according to a new study from the University...
Some Autistic Kids Are In Tune with Mom’s Emotions
For children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), recognizing facial expressions in others is especially challenging. New research, however, finds that some ASD children display skilled and proficient emotional processing skills...
Study: Inflammation Links Heart Disease and Depression
It is well-established that individuals with heart disease are more likely to suffer from depression, and vice versa. Now in a new study, researchers at the University of Cambridge in...
