Why It’s Not Smart to Give Your Child a Smartphone

Why It’s Not Smart to Give Your Child a Smartphone

They were dubbed “smart” because the phones could access the internet and thus enable the user to do so much more than make calls. I got my first smartphone in my early... Read more »
How “Tiptoeing” Around PTSD Harms Partners

How “Tiptoeing” Around PTSD Harms Partners

New research suggests accommodating a partner’s trauma symptoms hurts your own mental health and relationship. When a loved one struggles with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the natural instinct is often to help... Read more »
When Tech Listens: How AI Can Actually Support Our Youth

When Tech Listens: How AI Can Actually Support Our Youth

We’re watching the fastest technological acceleration in human history—and our kids are living at the center of it. Teens are using AI tools for homework, creativity, support, and social connection. Younger children... Read more »
Emerging Adults Decide Who to Tell

Emerging Adults Decide Who to Tell

Emerging adults (aged 18–29) with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often find themselves filtering their actions and natural tendencies to appear more “normal.” They face a crucial choice: hide their invisible disability to avoid... Read more »
Can Reading Fiction Actually Make You Happier?

Can Reading Fiction Actually Make You Happier?

During the pandemic, I provided counseling for several health care providers. These dedicated medical professionals faced overwhelming stress due to: Patients dying at an increasingly higher rate. Longer hours of work, changing... Read more »
Why ADHD Anger Is So Intense—And 6 Strategies to Find Your Pause Button

Why ADHD Anger Is So Intense—And 6 Strategies to Find Your Pause Button

The sudden, intense rush of anger. The immediate, regrettable reaction. If you have ADHD, you know this feeling—a volatile emotional spark that ignites before you can even think to put it out.... Read more »
When We Have to Say, “I Don’t Even Know Who I Am Anymore!”

When We Have to Say, “I Don’t Even Know Who I Am Anymore!”

Sometimes we get slammed with life tragedy, trauma, or grief so difficult and so prolonged that we finally fall to our knees in surrender to, “I don’t even know who I am... Read more »
The Keys to Effective Youth Therapy: Skills, Not Small Talk

The Keys to Effective Youth Therapy: Skills, Not Small Talk

Have you ever felt like you’re paying a therapist to simply listen, only to wonder when the real work begins? In youth psychotherapy, clinicians often choose from a wide menu of techniques,... Read more »
Roblox Isn’t a Game | Psychology Today

Roblox Isn’t a Game | Psychology Today

Roblox isn’t a game. That’s not an exaggeration or a cute introduction. Roblox isn’t a game, it’s a platform which hosts user-made games. Roblox makes it easy to make your own game... Read more »
Stress Changes Mixed Emotions’ Impact on Health

Stress Changes Mixed Emotions’ Impact on Health

Imagine receiving exciting news about a new job, but simultaneously feeling a knot of anxiety about the big changes ahead. That confusing blend of joy and nervousness is a mixed emotion: the... Read more »
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