Increasingly, in our culture, we find ourselves framing our experiences through the lens of psychiatric and mental health concepts. This…
The adolescent years can prompt discussions about extremes: Is the teenager safe? Are they taking things too far? Have they…
In the early childhood years, much focus is on milestones and basic needs: is the toddler taking first steps? Have…
As I write this, we are just finishing with the holiday season. Holidays typically mean extended time with family and…
School attendance, and the other side of the same coin, school refusal / school avoidance, are increasingly discussed in the…
… (inspired by Kristian Kemtrup’s recent blog post) In the ever-evolving field of mental health and therapy, clarity and precision…
Some interesting though troubling information comes out of a recent UCL-led study, published in August 2023 in Psychological Medicine. This…
I was recently thinking about boredom in adolescence, a phase where a Goldilocks scenario seems the norm: there’s either too…
Adolescence, a phase with so many emotional, academic, social, sexual, and cognitive changes, often leaves parents and teenagers feeling unsure:…
I’ve been enjoying the podcast ‘Ordinary unhappiness’ hosted by Abby Kluchin and Patrick Blanchfield, an exploration of psychoanalysis and much…