Evolution, Schedules, and the Quiet Cost to Mental Health

For much of our existence, clocks and calendars did not exist to mark time. Instead, we lived according to the cycle of day and night. Weather, hunger, or seasons dictated when we ate, slept, and moved season to season continuing to survive. As humans, we have always lived spontaneously, in tune with natural rhythms, not […]

The Cost of ‘Being a Man’

For generations, many boys have been taught the same lesson—sometimes explicitly, often subtly: don’t cry, don’t be scared, don’t be emotional. Sadness is brushed off. Fear is minimized. Vulnerability is framed as weakness. But what happens when we raise boys this way? When boys are told they shouldn’t cry when they are sad or admit […]

When Mental Health Is Medical: The Cost of Missed Diagnosis

As therapists, we’re trained to explore the psychological roots of emotional distress. We dig into trauma histories, family systems, attachment wounds, and patterns of regulation and dysregulation. We learn to validate complexity, especially with clients navigating dissociative identity disorder or posttraumatic stress disorder. And yet, the Mental health field still struggles to address these conditions […]

The Potential Cost of Honesty in Perinatal Screening

Imagine the weight of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) during pregnancy or postpartum. Now imagine recognizing that you need support, but choosing silence out of fear that speaking up might mean losing your baby. This is the haunting dilemma many caregivers face when they’re screened for perinatal Mental health. In our recent study, we […]