Thousands of Clinics Treat Patients With Ketamine. Are They Safe?
Ketamine is a fast-acting antidepressant that may be effective in treating depression when patients haven’t responded to other medications. About 30% of all patients with depression don’t respond to any antidepressant: they have treatment-resistant depression (TRD). (For detailed information on ketamine, click here.) Esketamine, a type of ketamine, was so novel, safe, and effective in […]
How Does Retirement Affect Our Health and Happiness?
While becoming unemployed can be a huge Mental health challenge, many of us assume that retirement—which also involves stopping or at least reducing work—will be the opposite. It’s pictured as a well-deserved time of leisure and relaxation, when we’ll get to do all the things we always wished we had time for. But is retirement […]
How to Build a Compassionate Workplace
If employees are feeling overworked and stressed and anxious, what is the solution? Many discussions about burnout inevitably turn to ideas like mindfulness and Self-compassion: skills that can be taught to workers to improve their Mental health and—particularly in health care—enhance patient care. But that puts the burden on the employee. What about the responsibility […]
How Two Simple Lists Completely Transformed My Life
“Happiness turned to me and said, ‘It is time. It is time to forgive yourself for all of the things you did not become… Above all else, it is time to believe, with reckless abandon, that you are worthy of me, for I have been waiting for years.” ~Bianca Sparacino I didn’t know who I […]
The Top 4 Ways to Improve Body Image
Body image is one of those quietly persistent struggles that many people carry daily, like background noise that affects everything but is rarely named out loud. As a psychotherapist specializing in eating disorders, I often hear clients say, “I just want to feel at peace in my body,” or “I don’t want how I look […]
How to Prepare Yourself for a Healthy Relationship: 12 Key Steps
One of the most important questions you can ask yourself isn’t “How do I find the right person?” but rather “How do I become the person I need to be to find the right relationship?” Relationship readiness isn’t just about being single for a certain amount of time—it’s about developing the Emotional intelligence, Self-awareness, and […]
Pets and the Hidden Grief in the Immigration Journey
Recently, I shared a post inviting people to talk about their relationships with their pets and the impact of this bond on their lives. The idea was to understand what it is like to experience moving with a pet to another country. I spoke with some Brazilian immigrants who share a deep emotional bond with […]
Same Sex or Not, Marriage Makes for Happier,…
Marriage and the ability to start a family are human rights. Ten years ago, on June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Obergefell v. Hodges case extended the right to marry to same-sex couples. With 7.6% of Americans identifying as LGBTQ+, this decision continues to have an impact beyond legal benefits. Marriage […]
Can You Get Emotionally Dependent on ChatGPT?
Mariam Zia, a 29-year-old product manager with a tech company, started using the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT as soon as it came out in November 2022. The Open AI tool quickly became the fastest-growing consumer software application in history, reaching over 100 million users in two months. Now it engages 800 million users weekly. “I […]
The Psychology of Money in a Buy Now Pay Later World
Not long ago, you had to physically hand over cash to buy something. You witnessed it exit your wallet. You sensed it. With Klarna or Clearpay, you can now pay for a new phone in three instalments and barely notice the difference. And it’s being done by everyone else, right? This isn’t just a shopping […]