How to Navigate Mental Health When You’re…

As a child of an immigrant, I’ve often found myself questioning my place in the world, navigating two identities, two cultures, and two religions—one from my mother, who was born in Mexico, and one from my father, who was born in the United States. Along the way, I frequently wondered: Am I too American? Do […]

How to Get to a Better Mental State When You’re Overthinking

Every anxious person knows the feeling of an event sending their ruminating mind into turbo drive. You feel deeply upset, and your thoughts keep looping back to what happened. You’re scattered, distracted, exhausted. The event feels like it has a grip on you. For this post, I’m going to assume the upsetting event involves being […]

The Hidden Gap in College Student Mental Health Care

by Rachel Conrad, MD, and J. Wesley Boyd, MD, PhD Imagine being a college student like Alex, who was experiencing increasing anxiety and depression as the academic year progressed. During the spring semester, Alex finally found a psychiatrist in their college town, and after months of waiting, they began treatment and started to feel better. […]

Is Emotional Outsourcing the Future of Our Relationships?

Imagine having a funny yet inspiring late-night conversation with someone who just gets you. They ask thoughtful questions, remember details about your day, and send you a message to wish you good night and a virtual hug that makes you feel warm, fuzzy, and appreciated. Let’s zoom back and consider that this special someone is […]

What Happened When I Stopped Blaming and Embraced Radical Responsibility

“I can respect any person who can put their ego aside and say, ‘I made a mistake, I apologize, and I’m correcting the behavior.’” ~Sylvester McNutt I remember I was a teenager when I went through this horrible breakup. I had never experienced heartbreak before, and the pain was excruciating, impacting many areas of my […]

Five Ways to Show Love to Your Community on…

Valentine’s Day is usually considered a day for celebrating romantic love. Couples go on dinner dates, shower each other with affection, and give romantic cards and gifts. But Valentine’s Day is clearly not just for lovers. School-aged kids often give everyone in their class valentines with notes of kindness, helping to create a loving classroom […]

The Rise of Cosmetic Surgery in the Social Media Era

Recent studies reveal that 70% of young adult women and 60% of young adult men are unhappy with their bodies. This troubling statistic coincides with the increasing normalization and availability of cosmetic surgery. In 2023 alone, Canadians underwent 35 million aesthetic procedures—a staggering 40% increase from four years prior. But what’s fueling this sharp rise? […]

Why Do Some People Always Seem Irritable?

Known for being quick to anger and having limited patience, Edie has always been described as easily irritable by her friends and family. Small inconveniences at work—like delays in email responses or someone using the copier when she needs it—frustrate her. At home, she snaps at her partner over whose job it is to empty […]

Why Do Adults With BPD Have Trouble Being Alone?

D. W. Winnocott (1896-1991), the pediatrician, psychoanalyst, and British Object Relations theorist, is often quoted as saying that “There is no such thing as a baby” (1960). This was his way of dramatically emphasizing that a baby cannot survive alone. It is part of a symbiotic unit consisting of a mother and a baby. Many […]

Five Reasons to Replace Your Doomscrolling With a Hobby

It’s a familiar picture for many of us: After a long day at work, we find ourselves glued to the couch, phone in hand. Maybe even for hours at a time. What starts as a way to mentally unwind or catch up on the news quickly becomes hours spent compulsively “doomscrolling”—the act of spending an […]