Boo! Enjoying Roller Coasters and Surviving Panic Attacks
Last weekend as we walked around the Halloween section picking out costumes, I wondered how it is that my kids, who insist on sleeping with a night-light on, find this holiday so appealing.
Mental Ophthalmology
This post is one extended metaphor and may illicit a strong “yes I get it, move on” reaction. Proceed with caution.
How to find affordable psychotherapy
Finding affordable psychotherapy can sometimes seem like an oxymoron.
Yvette Sheline, M.D.
Dr. Sheline is currently conducting fMRI studies of emotional dysregulation in depression, studies of treatment outcome in late-life depression, and studies investigating abnormal amyloid...
Michele
Michele is a certified registered nurse anesthetist and single mother who lives in New Jersey. In 2008, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, just...
Worry vs. Anxiety
When I was invited to be a blogger for PBS.org, as part of the upcoming series This Emotional Life,.
Practicing Mindfulness
One of the best definitions of mindfulness comes from Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.
Dr. Paula Bloom
Dr. Bloom, is a practicing clinical psychologist, speaker, and frequent contributor to CNN. Through her training and work on suicide hotlines, community mental health...
Roz Chast
Roz Chast has been a cartoonist for the New Yorker since 1978. Her work has also appeared in many other publications, including Scientific American, Redbook, and the Harvard Business...