How to Manage Summer Loneliness
Summer vacation is here! It’s a time to take a break from the stress of school and enjoy the long, sunny days ahead. But I have found that summer can also be a lonely...
Category: Educate Yourself
About Mental Illness, Disability, and Education
Mental illness can make going to school really challenging, no matter where you are in your education. Some readers have asked us about Section 504 and how it can help folks balance school and life, especially...
What Is It Like To Use Lifeline Chat?
I have always been quick to share the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL) and to encourage others who may need it to use it, but I have never been on the...
If I Don’t Talk About It, Maybe It Will Go Away
I was so ready to graduate from high school! I had been accepted to my dream college and I wanted to move away from home, meet new people, and start fresh. High school had...
Stories From A Woman Who Got Mental Health Help Early
Now age 40, New Orleans native and current Pittsburgh resident K. Rose Quayle was first committed to a mental hospital at the age of 15 for Bipolar II and an eating disorder. She spent...
Is Depression Something You Can Control?
Is depression something you can control? Or are there actual changes in the brain that cause it that are beyond our control? Research studies show that when someone is depressed, we can see many changes in the...
Watch for Symptoms!
Are you or any of your friends struggling with symptoms of depression? Are you confused as to why you feel like you’ve fallen down into a big deep pit? Many teenagers find themselves in very...
Change As A Teacher
Change can be one of the hardest challenges in a person’s life. It might be reassuring to know that everyone experiences some type of drastic change during their lifetime, and in most cases more...
Grrr! Irritability And What It Means
Listen to this scenario and see if it sounds familiar: some people are really annoying. Other people just don’t mind their own business. Why is that person staring at me? Why won’t my friend text...
Nah—Therapy Is Not For Me (But Are You Sure?)
Studies show when people have a bad experience with therapy it can make them have a bad attitude about therapy in general. Sometimes I tell my adolescent patients at my clinic that I think therapy could...
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