A Confidence Game
Gene GlotzerA little more than a year ago, I wrote a post about my almost total lack of confidence. At the end of that piece, I talked about different things that…
In an Interview with NPR, John Fetterman Advances the Mental Health Conversation
Pennsylvania senator, John Fetterman, recently spent six weeks in the hospital battling depression. He is finally feeling better and now he's talking about his experience. He did an interview with…
Prioritizing Mental Wellness in the Mental Health Field Is Nice in Theory, but Can It Work?
Photo by madison lavern on Unsplash I've read a lot of articles lately (here's one) that say that preventing mental illness would be better than treating mental illness. The way…
Relational-Intersubjective Therapy: Ho-hum or a Breakthrough Upending Mind/Body Dualism?
Photo by Natasha Connell on Unsplash Aeon ran an article by James Barnes called "The space between us". Its subtitle is "In order to understand and heal mental distress, we…
Am I Normal?
Photo by Joes Valentine on Unsplash I read an article today in Psyche called "Worried you're not normal? Don't be - there's no such thing" by Sarah Chaney. The gist…
Brain Disorders
Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash There was an article at Psyche.co called "Mental disorders are brain disorders". The thesis is that thinking of mental disorders as a separate category…
Paying Patients?
Photo by Ibrahim Boran on Unsplash I read an article in Psychology Today called "Paying Patients Improves Mental Health Treatment Engagement". It made a convincing case that monetary incentives would…
Community Based Mental Health Care
Photo by Pavel Nekoranec on Unsplash It's been a while since I posted anything here on mental health. That's probably a good thing for me personally. It's hard for me…
I’ve Reached a Plateau
Photo by Edoardo Frezet on Unsplash For those who don't know, back in April, I had a major depressive episode. I was miserable. For a few weeks, my best days…
Whose Responsibility?
The above meme was shared with a mental health group I'm part of on LinkedIn. This turned out to be rather controversial. Some people commented along the lines of "100%…