There’s been a growing conversation about the pressures young men face today. Social isolation, financial stress, and uncertainty about the future are wearing many down, and rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide... Read more »
I ran my first half marathon when I was twenty-seven. My pace was a little over twelve minutes per mile, and I was among the last finishers, but I didn’t care. I... Read more »
When Shakespeare wrote “To sleep, perchance to dream,” was he thinking wishfully? Remember when you could sleep anywhere, anytime? Your head hit the pillow and you were out until morning. Seems those... Read more »
If you’ve ever felt like you were the caretaker in your relationship with one or more of your parents, you’re not alone. “I realized I wasn’t the problem when I understood that... Read more »
You’re lying in bed, finally quiet after a long day, when the thought arrives: Did I remember to send that crucial email? Your chest tightens. Your breathing becomes shallow. You know you... Read more »
You know that lump in your throat before tears fall, or the quickened heartbeat before speaking up in a meeting? Our bodies often broadcast emotions before our minds translate them. Yet most... Read more »
A very common practice for making nonhuman animals (animals) more appealing or selling various products is to infantilize them by representing them as “cute” big-eyed, round-faced, bobble-headed objects or commodities. In this... Read more »
An anxiety spiral happens when anxiety feeds on itself — a single worry sparks fear, physical stress reactions kick in, and those sensations trigger even more anxious thoughts. Imagine lying in bed... Read more »
Ordinarily, when children under 18 years old need health or mental health services, the clinician requests consent from their parents or legal guardians (Maslyanskaya & Alderman, 2019; McNary, 2014).[1] Parental consent not... Read more »
You drag yourself out of bed, exhausted and heavy—not just in body, but in spirit. The antidepressants dull your sadness, but the weight keeps creeping up. You feel judged at every turn... Read more »