I work with people who have varying degrees of mental illness. I spend a lot of time thinking about what it means to be "mentally ill."

Motivation can be built through intentional choices about how we think about ourselves, the task, and the outcomes of the task.

Like anything, there’s a healthy way to engage with social media and there are risks we have to mitigate.

I said in an earlier post that digital media is designed to offer on-demand stimulation to minds, and I wanted to say a little more about th

I went to a training once that described many children as “digital natives.” The idea was that kids who grew up with access to technology...

Technology is a tool that has many uses. Determining what uses we’re okay with and which are unhealthy will guide us in determining what...

A topic I get asked about a lot is social media use for children. It’s a big topic, and one that I try to be realistic about. First, I...

I was recently watching a show on Netflix called Resident Alien.  It’s a sci-fi comedy starring Alan Tudyk and Sara Tomko. It’s cute and...

We cannot control our brains. They are complex organs that operate quickly and autonomously, processing information, coming to...

Telling someone who is depressed, “Just think positive thoughts,” is about as helpful as telling an angry person to, “Calm down.” As well...

I think a lot about fitness influencers. They sell this message that the way they stay fit will work for anyone, and then hold themselves...

Self-concept is the image we have of ourselves in our heads. It includes our values, strengths, weaknesses, beliefs, and abilities....

I used to work with a psychiatrist who said that with kids, thoughts were as good as feelings. He suggested that kids may not be able to...

How do we know the sky ISN’T falling? Anxiety is tricky. At a certain level, anxiety is a good thing–it’s a healthy byproduct of being...

In school, I had to write a “comprehensive theory of mental illness.” It was an academic exercise, intended to help a student with little...

The ways children learn and retain information develops as they mature and grow. Learning and retaining information involves a few...

In school, I had to write a “comprehensive theory of mental illness.” It was an academic exercise, intended to help a student with little...

There’s this scene in movies and tv where the psychotherapist has their client lying on a couch, staring at the wall, talking. Meanwhile,...

Confidentiality and privacy are essential to mental health treatment. The confidence that you can be yourself and allow yourself to be...

Almost every person I’ve ever treated for PTSD has compared their experience to someone else’s in a way that played down their own...