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Welcome to Motherhood: You May Thrive, but You’re Going to Suffer Too (And That’s Okay)
A diagnosis can be helpful when suffering postpartum, but new moms don’t have to wait to get help. Whether postpartum depression or postpartum anxiety, new moms are told to look out for mental health issues after having a baby. Of course, this is important—a diagnosis can be integral to getting new moms the help they need. Particularly at the six- or eight-week checkup, providers like…
Aug 07, 2024
One of Our Most Important Jobs as Parents Is to Teach Our Children How to Suffer
Like it or not, teaching our kids how to suffer is a key part of parenting. If teaching our children to suffer doesn’t seem like a crowd-pleasing, headline-grabbing parenting tip, I get it. Suffering is, well, suffering. The belief that suffering not only can be avoided but should be avoided is so powerful that the very idea of suffering as something that needs to be encouraged feels possibly…
Jul 11, 2024
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Discusses the Many Struggles of FOMO on WNYC's All Of It with Alison Stewart
When we think of FOMO or the fear of missing out, we often imagine disappointment about a missed concert or envy at a friend’s big trip to Europe. Even though the acronym can sometimes fetishize the feeling, rendering it a consumable commodity (“I missed out but at least that means I have this cool, relatable thing called FOMO”), FOMO can indicate deeper struggles with isolation and a fear of…
Jul 10, 2024
Even People Who Have Money Feel Messed Up About It: But Look to Culture, Not Psychology for the Answer
While we don’t need yet another diagnosis, the experience of “money dysmorphia” can be very real and painful. The New York Times recently published an article about “money dysmorphia,” which they define as “someone who is irrationally insecure about finances.” While we do not need yet another popular diagnosis, the struggles the article exposes of feeling financially insecure when you have plenty…
Jul 09, 2024
Tell Your Therapist You’re Mad at Them
Discussing your relationship with your therapist is an essential part of therapy. Many online therapy-on-demand services explicitly tout the ability to switch therapists as a perk. If you hit a bump in the road, feel uncomfortable for any reason, or get mad at your therapist, including as a sign that you are growing, you are encouraged to abandon ship rather than work through these issues…
Jul 01, 2024
Siblings Can Have Different Stories of Childhood: Family Therapy Can Help Complicate the Narrative
Even though they might have the same parents, siblings can have wildly differing narratives of the same family experiences. These discrepancies can have a lasting effect on adult siblings’ relationships, sometimes perpetuating years of conflict. Our Director of Supervision and Training Kelly Scott spoke with NPR about how working through these diverging stories in family therapy can be clarifying…
Jun 26, 2024
