Therapy and Rehabilitation

January 13, 2024

Visiting Mom in Rehab

And she’s not exactly following the rules. It was January 2015, and all anyone could talk about was Ebola, Boko Haram, and Charlie Hebdo. I was […]
January 9, 2024

To Prepare for Psychedelic Therapy, Doctors Breathe Their Way to an Altered State

The instructions were simple: Lying on cots while wearing eyeshades, participants were directed to take deep belly breaths without pause to the beat of fast-paced music […]
May 19, 2023

My Spectacular Betrayal

We had compromised in our marriages, denied parts of ourselves, often felt lonely, but who didn’t? Weren’t we happy enough? I was sitting at DK Donuts […]
April 21, 2023

Couples Therapist, Heal Thyself

Sometimes it’s easier to help others face marital conflict than to do it yourself. I decided to get a puppy. To prepare, I created a spreadsheet […]
November 9, 2021

I Have to Believe John Sarno's Book Cured My Chronic Pain

I Have to Believe This Book Cured My Pain <!– local asset –> The Pain Brain I Have to Believe This Book Cured My Pain <!– […]
November 6, 2021

Anxious, Avoidant or Secure: 'Attached' Is the Book That's Shaping How We Understand Love

Most articles don’t, for good reason, start with “My therapist said….” And yet: That’s exactly where this story begins. “Have you ever heard of attachment theory […]
January 12, 2021

Therapists Are on TikTok. And How Does That Make You Feel?

<!– –> At Home Watch: ‘Dickinson’ Set: Exercise Goals Party: With Archivists Fend Off: Loneliness Credit…Claire Merchlinsky Therapists Are on TikTok. And How Does That Make […]
June 21, 2020

Rest as Reparations: Using Self-Care to Heal Trauma

On Sunday, close to 1,000 people gathered in Brooklyn at Herbert Von King Park to collectively meditate. The last moments were dedicated to remembering the excruciating […]
April 3, 2020

How to Navigate Public Spaces and More

We have never experienced a lockdown like this. Public and personal spaces have been transformed almost overnight. With so many new rules to follow, it’s understandable […]
April 3, 2020

How O.C.D. and Hand-Washing and Coronavirus Collide

The coronavirus outbreak has turned many of us into nervous germophobes, seeking to protect ourselves from infection by washing our hands methodically and frequently, avoiding unnecessary […]