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Sports and Disability—How are You Getting Outside?
It usually happens in May; it came late this year. It didn’t come at all in 2019 or 2018, because of my knee injury. I’m talking about that wonderful moment,...
Looking in All the Wrong Places: Passive Suicide and COVID-19
There is a disturbing trend taking place in therapy offices, intimate gatherings, private conversations with trusted individuals, and among teens and young adults. This trend is hidden in plain sight and yet I haven’t yet read much about it....
4 Things I Learned From Going to College With ADHD
I went to college, and I learned stuff. I learned what an eigenvector is. I learned about Walter Benjamin’s views on modernity. I learned how to write apps for smartphones....
Three Steps for Finding Purpose and Why It Matters
As I opened my front door on a recent May morning, I was greeted by the welcoming sight of two small, dark eyes and a tiny head. She was up...
To Mask or Unmask: Does It Really Matter Anymore?
In February of this year, news about the Covid-19 was making its way to the States.
The Fight Over Facemasks
The best advice for an author preparing for an interview is, “read your book.” I have a Q&A with a bookstore tonight, so I re-read
Coping When Life IS Unfair
One of life’s most valuable lessons, one that takes too long to accept, is that life is hard. If we had our way, there would be no pain,...
How Do You Know if a Child Is Traumatized?
While working at a mental health clinic in Harlem years ago, I got used to hearing the most traumatic stories I could have ever imagined. They were the normal way...
Parent Follow-Through: Getting Parents to Follow Clinical Recommendations
How to Get a Parent to Follow Through on Clinical Recommendations? This may be a question you have asked yourself about clients you’ve worked with in your practice. Sometimes parents...
Today I Love Musical Friends
Today I love musical friends and the time they take to engage socially even in these weird times. I love how they have to be good at so many things and though that doesn’t make them happy,...
Teens May Be Kinder Than We Think
A new Canadian study seeks to flip the script on the common stereotype that teens are likely to be mean-spirited. The teen years can carry a negative reputation, often depicted...
Brain Imaging Shows Shared Patterns in Major Mental Disorders
In a new analysis, a German research team looked at data from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies and discovered that four different neuropsychiatric conditions — major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia,...
Closer Threats May Trigger More Primitive Fear in the Brain
If a perceived threat feels far away, people tend to engage the more problem-solving areas of the brain. But if the threat feels urgent and up-close, animal instincts take over,...
Too Much Sun to Head, Heat Stress Said to Affect Cognition
A new Danish-led study reveals the harmful cognitive effects of prolonged sunlight exposure to the head. The findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, suggest that people working or engaging...
