The concept of home is on my mind. I’m struck by the diversity of meaning this word holds, reflecting a geographic location, a cohesive...

My father, a family medicine physician, practiced in a small town in rural North Dakota. In the absence of specialized emergency room...

I sometimes wonder if I’ve over-accommodated to this lockdown lifestyle. Certainly there have been challenges over the past year, as...

Let’s debunk the myth of the perfect pregnancy. Even for those fortunate enough to become pregnant in a desired way and on their...

In his intimate essay on life, relationships, and parenthood, author Keith Gessen shared the following moment of conflict with his wife....

It feels almost reckless to experience the beginnings of hope for a post-pandemic future. I catch myself in a daydream, sitting in a...

We need a mental health infrastructure bill to meet the growing need for behavioral health services. We simply don't have enough trained...

Does anyone else feel like they’ve lost the ability to interact? The multitude of conversations I’ve been having in my head seem to...

My son and his team of eager 3rd and 4th graders compete in a Saturday morning basketball game each week. I find it delightful to watch...

If I asked you to determine the exact moment anxious thoughts enter your mind, how successful would you be? At the start of this essay,...

As this pandemic began, like my colleagues, I scrambled to adjust my psychiatry practice. Each day was spent trialing various online...

My maternal grandmother was a consistent and loving presence in my childhood. Though I knew her as the woman with the soft voice and...

I love talking about sleep (cue my husband’s pretend snoring). As rates of insomnia have understandably climbed during the pandemic, many...

We are attempting the impossible. We are simultaneously trying to keep our children safe, find novel ways to stimulate them, and make...

I listened to a podcast today (Life Kit on NPR) featuring the poet Maggie Smith, whose most recent collection, Keep Moving, was published...

Perhaps we can begin with a quote by Dr. Viktor Frankl, a Viennese psychiatrist and neurologist who survived three years in Nazi death...

Imagine this: You are a busy, working mom, running late for your first meeting while trying to get your reluctant daughter dressed in the...

During these past few months, it has been difficult to find a clear path through each day. We find ourselves spinning in circles,...

This is a time of collective grief—for a way of life, certainty about the future, the presence of our loved ones. We were ambushed by the...

As we navigate this confusing and exhausting period of uncertainty, many resources entreat us to practice “sitting with our emotions.” We...