Anxiety & Depression
Ketamine: A Rising Star in Mental Health Treatment
Ketamine is not a new phenomenon, though it seems to be in the news a lot these days as if it had been recently discovered. As a medication used traditionally as an anesthetic, ketamine now shines as a potential lifeline for those battling severe depression, anxiety, and suicidality. As an anesthesiologist, I provide all types […]
Unpacking Depression: An Interview with Psychologist Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg
Today’s guest is Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg. Dr. Wehrenberg is a clinical psychologist in Naperville, Illinois. She is the author of six books on the treatment of anxiety and depression published by W.W. Norton, including, “The Ten Best-Ever Depression Management Techniques: Understanding How Your Brain Makes You Depressed and What You Can Do to Change It” and […]
Dr. Deb: When It’s NOT All in Your Head: Medical Gaslighting
I’ve worked with many children and adults who’ve been told to seek mental health treatment by medical professionals, because their physical complaints were not real. These patients were told things like, “It’s all in your head,” “There’s nothing medically wrong,” or“You’re fine and have to learn how to deal with the pain.” In my 30 plus […]
Rob Woodcox: Candid Interview on Art, Queer Love, Mental Health, and ‘Honey to the Moon’
About Rob: Rob Woodcox is a fine art photographer and film director, with nearly 250,000 followers on Instagram. Rob’s passion for photography has developed into a dedication to advocacy; he has developed projects to raise consciousness and conversation around the US foster system, adoption, queer identity, body neutrality, racial equality and environmental justice. Having been […]
2024 ADAA Annual Conference Highlights from the InStride Health Team
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Perfectionism in the Legal Profession & Its Relationship to Lawyer and Law Student Mental Health: An Interview with Jordana Confino
Podcast: Play in new window | Download With a J.D. from Yale Law School, a B.A. in Psychology from Yale University, Certifications in Coaching and Applied Positive Psychology, two federal judicial clerkships, and a former Adjunct Law Professor of the Year award at Fordham, Jordana Confino understands the unique stressors and demands of the legal […]
Helping children express emotions in healthy ways
Children, like adults, experience a wide range of emotions, including sadness, anger, fear, frustration, and anxiety. But unlike us, they have yet to learn how to express and articulate their feelings healthily. And that can cause problems. Developing an emotional vocabulary enables children to better understand and articulate their feelings. The first step is to […]
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7 Tips to Cope with Thanksgiving Blues
‘Tis the season of gratitude, when the calendar marks the holiday of Thanksgiving, and we gather to give thanks. Messages and reminders of practicing gratitude are highlighted as themes on television shows, in news stories, and commercials, and digitally on your social media networks. In schools across the country, chalk talk at this time of […]
Six Tips For Dealing With Job Loss Six Tips for Dealing With Job Loss
Losing a job can be really stressful. Our work is often part of our identity, a point of status or pride, and a source of income that allows us to provide for our loved ones. For many men, work contributes to a sense of meaning that promotes positive masculinity.[1] Losing employment can disrupt all this, […]
Navigating the Telehealth Terrain: Recognizing the Limits and Knowing When to Pivot to In-Person Care
Prior to March of 2020, only 17% of clinicians were regularly using telehealth, and now most clinicians are (Zhu et al., 2024). The many benefits of telehealth therapeutic services make this format desirable, particularly for treating OCD. Telehealth allows for increased access to care, providing a flexible option for families, and allows for exposure work […]