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…
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…
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…
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…
Depression looks different in every person and has a unique blend of causes, symptoms, and manifestations in that person’s brain and life. (See: My Depression Is Not Your…
Depression has become a global epidemic. As of 2018, “Our World in Data” reported 3.4 percent of the global population, or 264 million people were diagnosed with depression.…