Imagine this: you’re midway through drafting an important report when your phone bursts into life. By the time you silence it, your mind has drifted – what was that brilliant sentence you... Read more »
After five years of recovery, getting more adept at managing my anxiety and bipolar disorder, I had a nice, tidy job as a receptionist at a small graphic design company. But over... Read more »
Imagine a classroom where one child immediately senses when the teacher is stressed or a peer is quietly upset. While others keep working, this child seems to absorb the emotional climate. For... Read more »
I remember the first time I sat ringside at a cage fight. The steel door slammed shut, and two fighters stood inches apart, fists twitching, eyes locked. To the untrained eye, it... Read more »
Imagine you’ve finished a job interview. The handshake was firm, the smile polite. Days pass. Your inbox stays silent. You check your email again. And again. Even when you know results won’t... Read more »
As a psychiatrist, I have learned that some of the most meaningful moments in treatment occur not when tension disappears, but when it is named and lived with. I have sat with... Read more »
Carl isn’t happy in his job—it’s boring, he doesn’t particularly like his coworkers, and especially his supervisor, who is a micromanager—but he has a pension and a couple of kids that he’d... Read more »
Is your job dragging you down? Or, are you content with your job, but wish that it was more rewarding? What can you do to make your job and your work life... Read more »
The world has changed. The rules have changed. And many people since Covid appear to ignore the limits that have been set on them—in families, at work, in communities, and anywhere. That’s... Read more »
A delayed emotional response means emotions don’t surface until long after the triggering event. Instead of reacting in the moment, feelings may emerge hours, days, or even weeks later. For many autistic... Read more »