Mental Health in a COVID World Study says COVID-19 causes mental health issues, eating disorders By Julia Musto February 2022 COVID-19 is causing mental health problems in patients, according to new studies. According to the study, people diagnosed with COVID-19 were 39% more likely to have depressive disorders. In a large study published Wednesday in […]

Design Your Best Future Happiness declines during puberty and middle age, peaking around age 50. After that, it goes back to the mid-60s again. Then something strange happens. Older people split into two groups as they get older: they are becoming happier, and they are becoming more unhappy. Around this time in life, many people […]

Validation Validation is a word we hear more in recent days. While the concept may have originated elsewhere, I first became aware of it through the work of Marsha Linehan, a clinical psychologist and creator of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). In my work with couples and families, validation is something that comes up almost every […]

Anxious? Anxiety? & ADHD Many adults with ADHD also struggle with anxiety that impairs their lives. And sometimes this anxiety develops as a result of ADHD symptoms. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and anxiety are separate conditions but for a lot of people, they come as a package deal. About half of adults with ADHD also […]