Anxiety
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
Parental Ambivalence Is Real and Complicated and We Need to Talk About It More
Parents can sometimes regret having children—they love their children, but they hate the job (and at times, they struggle with liking their children because they hate the job). As explored in a recent article in Time Magazine, these are painful and complicated feelings. However, they’re not as uncommon as society would have us assume.Society likes to only see the positive side of parenthood; the…
Jun 25, 2024
Gen Z Is Closer to Parents Than Ever: Make Sure Your Closeness Isn’t a Solution for Fear
Young adults remain more closely connected to their parents for longer than ever. There has been a lot of recent press about parents and their young adult children remaining closely connected for a much longer time than has been the case traditionally. A lot of reasons likely account for this such as financial struggle, life and career disruptions caused by the pandemic, and folks seeking…
Apr 26, 2024
We Nearly Blamed Rose: Why the "Other Woman" Trope Is So Persistent
One of the biggest social media frenzies of conspiracy theorizing and innuendo in recent memory was the furor around the whereabouts and well-being of Kate Middleton. After Kate’s announcement of her cancer diagnosis, there should be a moment of reflection, including how and why Lady Rose Hanbury was dragged into the fervor by being incorrectly labeled as “the other woman” in an unsubstantiated…
Apr 05, 2024
Anxiety Isn’t Just Normal: It’s Essential
Anxiety and panic are signals that something is amiss and needs attention . Though they cause discomfort, anxiety and panic are more than just emotional experiences to be endured and tolerated. Anxiety is a signal that activates a certain amount of energy toward action (think of athletes feeling nervous in the locker room before the big game who, then, bring that energy to their actions on the…
Nov 20, 2023
Climate Anxiety: What Role Do Therapists Have to Play?
Climate change is an emotional issue that raises questions about what therapy is for. A recent New York Times Magazine article, “Climate Change Is Keeping Therapists Up at Night,” documents how therapists are confronting patients’ anxiety related to the present and pending horrors of climate change. As the article makes clear, climate change is very much a problem that creates a great deal of…
Nov 10, 2023
College Students, You Want to Separate Your Therapy From Your School
College is a highly emotional transition, yet most college health centers can only offer triage . In our therapy with college students, we often see young adults who are struggling turn to their schools’ health centers for mental health care. As writer Sofia Barnett argues in a recent Teen Vogue editorial, college students frequently find these centers coming up short in their support.The…
Oct 30, 2023
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Addresses Parents’ Complicated Feelings About Their Young Adults’ Return to School on All Of It with Alison Stewart
Excitement, loss, anxiety, relief—parents can wrestle with a whole host of complicated emotions when their young adult child leaves home for college. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist returned to WNYC’s All Of It with Alison Stewart to discuss how parents can make room for all of their sometimes conflicting feelings as their kids gain independence and return to school.In the…
Sep 07, 2023
Director Heather Mayone Addresses How to Heal Vaginismus and Other Psychosomatic Issues in The Cut
When a traumatic event happens, there is a timestamp on it. For instance, if an event happened when a person was a young child, there is part of them that feels as scared and vulnerable as they were then, even if they are now a high-functioning adult that is not currently under any direct threat. Sometimes this continuing intense fear can express itself as psychosomatic issues such as vaginismus.…
May 09, 2023
There’s No Such Thing as Generalized Anxiety: Only an Overwhelming Accumulation of Unresolved Anxieties
Anxiety is a signal, not a biological disorder. We have an idea of anxiety as this amorphous thing, which culminates in the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder. This idea likely grows out of a wish that anxiety was a biological disorder, a malfunction of the nervous system that is correctible just like a malfunction of the endocrine system. But, it’s not. There’s…
Mar 15, 2023
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Featured in The Wall Street Journal and WESA
Whether about finances or health, having big conversations with parents as an adult child can be challenging. The dynamics between a parent and child remain, no matter what age, and this can be a barrier to discussions, particularly when parents need more help as they get older. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist recently appeared in The Wall Street Journal and WESA to address how…
Jan 05, 2023
How Parents Can Help Young Adults Navigate Their First Year of College: Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist on All of It with Alison Stewart
The first year of college is a massive life transition for both young adults and their parents, which can be thrilling and anxiety-provoking in equal measure. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist recently appeared on WNYC’s All of It with Alison Stewart to address how parents can support their young adult children during freshman year and deal with their own sense of loss.Joined by…
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