The Day I Realized Love Couldn’t Save Someone

“When it comes down to it, that’s what life is all about: showing up for the people you love, again and again, until you can’t show up anymore.” ~Rebecca Walker The first time my dad admitted he was scared, I felt something shift inside me. Not uncomfortable. Not worried. Scared. He had recently been diagnosed […]

Listening to Teens Can Save Lives

May is Mental health Awareness Month. Sponsored by Mental health America, the 2026 theme is “More Good Days, Together.” National Children’s Mental health Awareness Day is recognized on May 7. Many factors that influence Mental health are outside of our control. This month (and all year), consider focusing on what is within your control: small, […]

Can Literature Help Save Democracy?

Michael Fischer’s recent book, How Books Can Save Democracy, is a worthwhile and timely short read for psychiatrists, therapists, and the general public. Fischer is the Dicke Professor in Public Humanities at Trinity University. He argues that reading fiction and non-fiction can promote relational, cognitive, and emotional qualities that would improve democratic dialogue and bring […]