When I start to see the red bows, wreaths, and the twinkly lights going up on houses, which happens earlier every year, I begin feeling this familiar, gnawing dread and heaviness in my heart. It’s not just that I despise …
That is a paraphrase of a quote attributed to the German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche. Actually, he said it much more eloquently: “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” It turns out that he was right. While, unfortunately, not…
Imagine that someone presents you with a to-do list and tells you that you better hurry and start crossing things off. You begin working your way through the list. One of the first to-do’s is sending your resume to what…
One day several years ago, I spontaneously hugged a patient of mine, Gretchen. It was during a moment in which her despair and distress were so intense that it seemed cruel on a human level not to reach out my…
You know that your brain controls your body, but did you also know that your body controls your brain? It’s a feedback loop that works both ways. The activity in your brain changes every second based on what your body…
Anxiety is the most common mental disorder in the U.S. An estimated 4.05% of the world’s population has an anxiety disorder, which translates to 301 million people around the globe. According to research published May of 2023, the number of…
It’s often thought that if someone is depressed, they will feel sad or low most of the time. But what many don’t realise is that these aren’t the only symptoms of depression. Another common symptom of depression that is sometimes…