Claire Jack Ph.D. Many therapists tell me that, with hindsight, they’re sure that some of their past clients were autistic. These therapists often feel that they used to have preconceptions about how autistic people present socially, which meant they sometimes failed to…
Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.D. I grew up believing I could “have it all.” Personally, “having it all” meant getting married, having children, and having a career I love. At the same time, I maintain my friendships and close relationships with my family of…
Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. Humans, Aristotle observed, are political animals. We do not typically live alone, but in a community. We receive many of the conditions for our survival as a gift from others: no one chooses his or her mother…
Annie Wright LMFT As a trauma therapist and someone from a relational trauma background, here are 16 things I wish I had known 16 years ago when I was beginning my relational trauma recovery journey. These are 16 things I would have told…
Studies show curiosity is a powerful tool for mental health and well-being. Jennifer Gerlach LCSW There is something magical about walking through a path in the fall looking up at the leaves, or finding a song for a moment that you…
By Peg Rosen (Medical Reviewer Stacia Alexander, PhD, LPC-S) Suicide and addiction. Too often, we hear these words in the same breath. At face value, the connection feels logical. Think of celebrities who die by suicide—often there’s the implication, if…
By Taylor Lorenz ( New York Times) Lately, it’s been hard for Jack Innanen, a 22-year-old TikTok star from Toronto, to create content. “I feel like I’m tapping a keg that’s been empty for a year,” he said. Spending hours shooting, editing, storyboarding,…
Seth J. Gillihan PhD Life is filled with uncertainty, and uncertainty drives anxiety. The brain often seizes on the unknown and turns it into something to fear and worry about. One of the brain’s most common tricks is to ask questions that put…
SEL programs are essential for healthy emotional and social development. Bernard Golden, Ph.D. Every aspect of a child’s behavior in the classroom is influenced by their emotions, some of which help foster learning while others inhibit it. Additionally, their behavior…
Riccardo Dalle Grave M.D. The treatment options offered to patients with eating disorders in real-world settings largely depend on the judgment and training of clinicians and local constraints on which treatments can be provided. Unfortunately, few of these treatments are…