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Today I love Saturdays of serendipity and peace. I love when we ease into a day knowing what we want to do and just arrange each part of our day...
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Of all my symptoms of depression, stuck thoughts are by far the most painful and debilitating for me. The harder I try to move the needle from the broken record...
Alexithymia: A Personality Trait
Dave started going to counseling because his marriage was falling apart. He said that wife had enough of his “lack of presence, no emotional response, and no intimacy.” While he...
More Evidence Fortnite Is Bad for Your Child’s Health
The world’s most popular online video game costs nothing to play, is available on seven different platforms, has more than 200 million registered players worldwide, and its CEO is now...
Psychology Around the Net: January 19, 2019
Within this week’s Psychology Around the Net, you’re going to meet a psychiatrist who uses social media for good, get a plethora of self-care tips (many of which I guarantee...
I’m a Proponent of Single Life: Does That Add or Subtract from My Message?
Welcome to the second post in my new series, “Questions I’ve Been Asked.” I was so glad that Ryan Howes asked me this question when he interviewed me for Psychotherapy...
Clashing With Your Partner? Try Anger Management for Couples
If you are human and you are in a relationship it is inevitable that at times you will be angry with your partner. I often suggest to couples that if...
Suicidal Ideation (Trigger Warning)
This is not the way my life was supposed to turn out, at least according to me. By now I would be working at a big name fashion magazine making...
The Psychology Behind Remaining in Toxic Relationships
Have you ever known someone — a friend, a family member, or an acquaintance — who’s essentially stuck in a romantic relationship that’s unhealthy? And when I say unhealthy, I’m...
Working from Home Series: 8 Tips for How to Find Jobs and Grow Your Professional Network
Last week, I discussed the mental health benefits of working from home and tips on how to be successful. So I thought this week I’d discuss finding a job working...
Don’t Wave the Big Guns Around
Linda: Sometimes in an argument, when one partner feels that they are losing, in their fear and desperation, they get out the big guns and start waiving them in the air....
Dietary Bull$hit, Medical Narcissism (Pt 2 of 2)
In my forested hilltop hamlet of sixty Norwegian souls, there is a Little Free Library. How the book Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother’s Tokyo...
3 More Ways to Be Loving Toward Yourself
The idea of loving ourselves may seem strange, confusing or utterly ridiculous. It may seem selfish, abstract or out of reach. When psychotherapist Kirsten Brunner, MA, LPC, talks to her...
Harmful Family Lies, Secrets, and Legacies
Everyone tells a lie at some point or other in their life, no one is perfect. There is no one reason why someone might tell a lie as he/she might...
6 Signs of Perfectionism That Aren’t About Trying to Be Perfect
Are you a perfectionist? When we think of perfectionists, we tend to think of people like Jo, Darren, and Pamela. Jo keeps an immaculate home. It looks more like a...
Liver Disease: 9 Important Symptoms To Be Aware Of
The liver is the most essential organ in the body, yet not many pays as close attention to it as they should to ensure overall health. It actually performs over...
Using Some Discretion
The word discretion means several things. It means to have the freedom to act, as in “at your own discretion.” It also means acting with decorum, choosing actions that are...
Teenagers: They’re Just Like Us (Only Better). Part One: Listen to Their Ideas.
“They don’t know anything yet. They’re just kids.” Hmmm. I’ve had the pleasure of working with teenagers and young adults for the bulk of my career as a therapist. In...
What the Numbers Don’t Tell Us – Longevity and Bipolar Disorder part two
The research is pretty conclusive: people with bipolar disorder die earlier than their peer group’s average. But the data leaves out a lot. It’s worth taking a peak behind the...
What Two Men In Their 90s Taught Us About Happiness
Bernard, our upstairs neighbor, had just turned 94 (years old!) when he first began to learn how to use a desktop computer. He would send us an email every weekday...
Study: Psychological Distress Linked to Future Dementia
A new Danish study suggests that vital exhaustion as a sign of psychological distress may be a risk factor for future dementia. Danish researchers found that such distress in late...
Low-Income City Residents Tend to Have Less Access to Greenery
City residents with higher incomes and education tend to have greater access to trees and greenery compared to their less-privileged neighbors, according to a new study published in the journal...
People with One Mental Disorder Likely to Be Diagnosed with Another
People who are diagnosed with a major mental disorder are at greater risk of being diagnosed with another, according to a new Danish study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry....
Boosting Screening for Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
Medical policymakers are increasingly urging aggressive screening and integrated care to help women with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), including postpartum depression. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, PMADs...
Food Insecurity Linked to Poor Psychological Well-Being
A new study finds that people who experience food insecurity have a lower quality of life and less psychological well-being. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen say this is the...
Mental Health of New MDs Often Tied to Nature of Internship
The mental health of new doctors during their first year of residency — called the intern year — may be significantly affected by the nature of the program they enter, according to...
