Stay Connected While Keeping Your Distance
As a psychiatrist, I recognize how valuable everyday interactions are for mental health. We are deeply social creatures who need others as much as...
The Best Tool I Know to Manage Anxiety
Not being able to predict how something will turn out—a job, a relationship, a health concern, or even a pandemic—is stressful and can be...
When the World Feels Out of Control, Here Is What You Can Control
Why are we so afraid of COVID-19? It's “the mix of miscalibrated emotion and limited knowledge” explains psychologist David DeSteno. Fear thrives on uncertainty and, at this...
Why Talking to Yourself is a Really Good Idea
People who refer to themselves in the third person are often considered weirdos. If I were to say aloud, “Go Samantha. You can do...
Not For The Purell-Obsessed
Why do some people get the flu while others get through the entire winter without ever needing a Kleenex? General health, genetics, and environment...
How to Better Advocate for Yourself
"While I’m proud of my accomplishments, I have a hard time talking about them. I think it comes off as bragging or false modesty or that...