Everyone walks through life a little differently, no matter how similar their circumstances may appear. For many people, racism is a significant part of everyday life. It crops up in seemingly mundane interactions and rears its ugly head in unexpected places. …

Guilt and shame are powerful and potentially debilitating self-conscious emotions that can be both a cause of, and result from, various mental health conditions. Managing guilt and shame is somewhat complicated by the fact that both emotions are important for character development and relationship maintenance, says Dr. …

Trauma suffered in childhood can haunt the victim throughout their life, persisting into adulthood and even old age if left unresolved. Common causes of childhood trauma include physical abuse and/or neglect, emotional abuse and/or neglect, sexual abuse, the loss of a caregiver, or even living through a natural disaster. Dr…

A thorough and desperately needed discussion about systemic racism in America is finally taking place in the media, in our workplaces, and in our public and private conversations. These discussions often focus on the social and economic impacts that racist policies and conscious and unconscious racial biases have on black…

There are many important discussions that parents should have with their children at various stages of their development. One topic that receives far too little attention due to its difficult and somewhat taboo subject matter is mental illness, which is affecting children in greater numbers than ever before. Dr. La’Tesha…

The year 2020 is likely to go down as one of the most challenging in recent memory. The COVID-19 pandemic has killed over 100,000 Americans and left the economy reeling and many without work. More recently, protests and riots have erupted across the nation over the killing of George Floyd…

As our understanding of mental health evolves, so too does the rate at which we are diagnosed with various forms of mental health disorders. Those disorders can include everything from depression and anxiety disorders, to personality disorders, schizophrenia, and autism. Rather than holding off until we’ve reached the height of…