Judith Orloff M.D. How does empathy work on a biological level to boost your immune system? Research indicates that you can heal faster when your body receives messages such as empathy, kindness, and tolerance. These trigger an initial immune…
Jennifer Gerlach LCSW “You mean, your doctor can prescribe something and then your insurance can just say I’m not covering that?” I glanced hopefully at the brochure a doctor at a study center handed me last year. They felt this…
Chris Prange-Morgan M.A., MSW The holidays are behind us. New Year’s resolutions may have been implemented, and some of us may be left wondering why life still feels arduous and draining at times. You may feel as if you’re on…
Ray Swann Ph.D. Loneliness is on the rise for boys, but the good news is that parents can ease this pain by nurturing the “thread” of connection. I interviewed Daniel Petre, the author of Father Time: Making Time for Your Children, recently for…
Vanessa LoBue Ph.D. January 23, 2024, will mark the 8th Annual Maternal Health Awareness Day—the one day a year we come together to raise awareness about the country’s maternal morbidity crisis and how we can improve physical and mental health…
Rafa Euba Anhedonia often goes unrecognized, even though it is at the core of depression “How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world!”—Hamlet in Shakespeare’s play. A clearly depressed A depressed Hamlet can’t find any…
Bob Doppelt Are you frightened by what the hotter global temperatures mean for you and your family? Do you know someone who’s life has been turned upside down by the impacts of a surprising windstorm, flood, or wildfire? Do you feel stressed much…
Samuel Wilson Ph.D. Some 20 years ago now, the writer and philosopher John Ralston Saul wrote On Equilibrium, an insightful study of the human struggle for personal and social balance. In it, he explored what he regarded as the essential qualities of…
Steven Stosny, Ph.D. The most common question I get from clients who enter treatment for problem anger is this: “What do I do when things get out of control?” That’s the wrong question. The right question is this: How do I prevent things from getting out…
Megan Dalla-Camina One of the hardest things to build confidence in as women is our own opinion. Learning to trust our own inner guidance, and act accordingly, can be a challenge. Think about it for a moment: How often do you ask…