Learning to Feel Safe Resting After a Lifetime of People-Pleasing

Want more posts like this in your life? Join the Tiny Buddha list for daily or weekly insights. “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste […]

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 […]

Making AI Safe for Mental Health Use

According to recent survey data pending review and publication (Rousmaniere et al. 2025) yet widely circulated, 48.7 percent of 499 U.S. respondents reported using LLMs (large language models) for psychological support in the preceding year. The majority did this for anxiety, personal advice, and depression. Notably, they reported primarily either neutral or positive responses, and […]