Source: Photo by Joice Kelly on Unsplash Tell me whether this sounds familiar: You’re about to step into unfamiliar territory in which the future is uncertain. Maybe it’s leaving a comfortable job…
The Surgeon General’s Advisory on Parental Stress
Co-Authored by Eugene Beresin and Charles Spenser Egnatz In the recent advisory, Parents Under Pressure, the US Surgeon General noted that parents are more stressed, burned out, and lonely than ever. The…
Beyond the Eye Rolls: Getting Teens to Practice Mindfulness
Mindfulness with teens sounds amazing—but how do we get past the eye-rolling? Over the years, I’ve thought a lot about this, with a few successes and many failures. But I’ll share these…
Deep Connections Around Death for an Enriched Life
“Dying isn’t a medical issue; it’s a part of the human experience.” –Shoshana Ungerleider, M.D. While working in an intensive care unit as a resident, Shoshana Ungerleider found herself confronted with the…
The Problem of Anxious Parents, Laid Bare in a Dorm Room
Like many mental health professionals and academics in the field of psychology, I was struck by Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s latest report on the anxious, stressed state of American parents, a topic…
How to Stop Stressing Out About Unusual Body Symptoms
Source: Karonlina Grabowska/Pexels People with health anxiety tend to pay a lot of attention to their body symptoms. Sound familiar? It makes sense that if you are worried about your health, you…
5 Ways to Cope With Fear of Freshman Finals
This is my memory of the night before my first set of final exams in college. There was a scheduled time when everyone in the freshman dorms opened their windows and let…
Patience: The Key to Navigating Life’s Unexpected Turns
Source: Image by PIRO from Pixabay I recently had a surprising experience that shed light on the power of patience, a virtue I didn’t even realize I was practicing. It all started…
3 Ways to Cope with Cringe Attacks
Oh, the cringe attack. It happens when we least expect it: in the shower, folding laundry, or doing something equally mindless. Out of the blue, our brains decide to sucker-punch us with…
Red Light Therapy and Methylene Blue May Promote Brain Health
By Mitchell Liester and June Winsor A new therapy is showing promise for the treatment of mental illness and neurodegenerative disorders. This treatment, which consists of a blue dye and red light,…