The pandemic has been hard on relationships. We can’t meet with friends as we’d like and there are so few activities we can do together. It’s often the same at home. Life has become predictable and, in some ways, a bit boring and monotonous. We’re quarantining with family members and, as much as we love […]
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“You might be wrong–And that’s Okay” Originally published in the Braver Angels Dispatch on June 24, 2021. America is politically as divided as ever. Many have noted that acrimony is at levels not seen since before the Civil War. The tone of the conversation nowadays feels different as well. It’s not simply that others are
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“A goal of zero youth suicides is reasonable: Here’s how we get there” Originally published in the Chicago Tribune on October 3, 2025. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/03/opinion-youth-sucicides-screenings-treatment/ After 35 years as a clinical child and adolescent psychologist and a medical school professor, treating hundreds of children and teens who suffer from depression and suicidal thoughts and meeting with
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These have been difficult times. The COVID-19 pandemic continues unabated, the economy is weak, millions have lost jobs, hundreds of thousands have lost loved ones due to Coronavirus, and we’re only now moving ahead after a long and tumultuous election. We’re looking forward to the holidays, but they really won’t be the same. How are
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Originally published in USNWR April 23, 2020 CORONAVIRUS IS TEARING at the fabric of our lives. Social distancing has changed the ways we interact with others. Everything is done not just at arm’s-length, but 6 feet or more apart. No parties, no dinners with friends, no sporting events. We’ve drastically scaled back or canceled major life events, from
We’ve all now been living with Coronavirus pandemic for 8 months and, in so many ways, it’s getting old. COVID-fatigue is setting in and we’d love to have our lives back. Folks are tired of wearing masks and social distancing, we’re tired of washing our hands and using sanitizer, and we really would love to
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