Your Story Matters, and You Are More Than a Story
Stories are often created in communities and families about who we are, yet ultimately only we have license to our stories. How can we use narrative to heal?
View ArticleWhere's the Line Between Entitlement and Initiative?
Is the line between entitlement and initiative different across genders?
View ArticleMatchbox Twenty's "Unwell": A Window Into Early Psychosis
A Personal Perspective: Thoughts on the popular song.
View ArticleWho Decides What Trauma Is 'Bad Enough' to Qualify for PTSD?
The DSM-5 spells out what events qualify for PTSD. Yet, trauma is incredibly individualized. These are 7 underrecognized traumatic events.
View ArticleI Want a Chatbot and a Therapist
A clinician-client perspective on ways that AI could not replace psychotherapy (and a few it may even outperform).
View ArticleWhat to Do When You Can't Focus
Sometimes when you can't concentrate it's because something else really needs your attention.
View ArticleWhy Some Therapists Keep Full-Sized Mirrors in Their Offices
How viewing oneself can improve self-image.
View ArticleHow to Slay a Jabberwock: An Alice-Informed Tale of OCD
What can Alice's fight against the Jabberwocky teach us about OCD?
View Article3 Questions to Ask Before Judging Others
It can be tempting to judge someone harshly when they appear to cross your boundaries. Here are 3 questions to ask yourself first.
View Article10 Ways to Create a Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy Space
With growing awareness of neurodiversity and an increase in neurodivergent individuals seeking therapy, how can psychotherapists accommodate the diverse needs of autistic clients?
View ArticleWhat We Don't Talk About With Involuntary Hospitalization
As initiatives are discussed surrounding involuntary psychiatric care, an important element is ignored. The quality of treatment in the hospital is often poor.
View ArticleLet’s Celebrate Autism Acceptance Month With Inclusion
Celebrating neurodiversity is not just for schools and therapists. It's about all of us coming together as a community to appreciate all ways of experiencing the world and showing kindness.
View ArticleDiverse Views Give New Meaning to Mental Health Experiences
A cross-cultural exploration of the role of meaning-making in mental health journeys.
View ArticleAre Algorithms Harming Our Relationships?
Five ways algorithms in social media might be affecting how we relate to each other.
View ArticleEnjoying Travel While Living With a Mental Health Condition
Travel can be a trigger for mood episodes in individuals living with mental health conditions. Here are 5 strategies for maintaining your wellness while traveling.
View ArticlePlaying With 5 Whole Decks: An Autism Metaphor
A Personal Perspective: Here's a card-based metaphor to explore autism, bottom-up processing, and intense world theory.
View ArticleLeave No One in the Waiting Room: Family and Mental Health
Family support and engagement in treatment strongly increase the chances of mental health recovery, yet often, families are not included. How can we change this?
View ArticleYour Brain on Depression (and After Treatment)
Depression is associated with changes in the default mode network of connectivity between brain regions. What does this mean for clients and clinicians?
View ArticleNew Therapies May Offer Hope to People Who Hear Voices
Why do some people talk back to the voices they hear?
View ArticleTherapy Is No Replacement for Community
With loneliness on the rise, how can we show up for each other as a community—without crossing the line into trauma dumping?
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