Learn the latest on how social media use impacts kids and teen’s mental health, what to do to help kids stuck on a therapy waitlist, why it’s almost always worth practicing optimism — and when you should pull back to avoid toxic positivity. Oh! And books! I have 3 to recommend to you.
Category Archives: service journalism
How I’m Adapting A Concept From Exposure Therapy To Help Me Set Boundaries At Work
The exposure therapy hack that’s helping me set professional boundaries, plus two new product reviews from me, and three books I recommend.
What’s In A Word?
Why responsive is my word of the year, why sadness isn’t as bad as you think, and the three books I can’t stop thinking about this month.
Advice For When Life Feels Like It’s Falling Apart
This fall, I experienced unexpected health problems. I have a message for anyone who, like me, finds themselves the owner of a frightening body and a frantic brain.
The Makings of a Journalist
This month brought my debuts in two major digital health publications: Everday Health and Health.