The debate about the efficacy of antidepressants is ongoing with Peter D. Kramer making a strong argument in favor of them. This book review is interesting and informative, worth the read and making up your own mind. Full link to article here. #antidepressants #SSRI

It can be difficult to identify abuse when there aren't physical signs to prove it. This New York Times article highlights how serious of an abuse coercive control is, and the importance of recognizing it. "Coercive control describes an ongoing and multipronged strategy, with tactics that include manipulation, humiliation, isolation, financial abuse, stalking, gaslighting and sometimes physical or sexual abuse." According to the article, coercive control often escalates to ph

In the wake of the recent shootings of African American men by police and the death of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, speaking about racial violence to kids is a very difficult yet important conversation to initiate. Haig Chahinian of the New York Times compiled a list of advice by experts to help make it easier. Not surprisingly, the first item on the list is not to avoid speaking about it. Despite feeling that one may not have the answers, not having the convers

I am particularly excited about sharing this article. So often when we find ourselves sad, or in a bad mood or funk, (I am careful not to include debilitating levels of clinical depression in this category), part of the difficulty of being in these states is that we automatically reject them, and oftentimes feel even worse about ourselves for not being happy. This article by Douglas T. Kenrick Ph.D. lists the 7 findings that point to the benefits of being sad. 1. Improved mem