So much has been said in 2020 about destigmatizing or decolonizing mental health services, but what do we really mean? It's an opportunity to step back and consider how as providers we send subtle and not so subtle messages regarding normalcy.
Spiritual bypassing is a coping mechanism, intentional or otherwise, that "protects" the ego from anxiety as an elaborate form of denial and avoidance.
This is Dysfunctional Family week But if it is always someone else’s fault you are never in control. And if you are never in control you are always going to…
Thirty-nine percent of people across the world attend a religious service every week, but of them, few know just how beneficial religious involvement can be1! As life changes with aging,…
Did you make it through the Holidays? Did you make it through what I call Family Dysfunction Week? Last week I suggested that you take responsibility, for if it is…
By Paola M. Contreras, PsyD (Asst. Professor, William James College) and Diya Kallivayalil, PhD (Asst. Professor, Harvard Medical School) Please note that the authors use the following abbreviations to identify…