Recovery, resilience, and life after treatment — staying well over time, navigating workplace mental health, and care for specific populations including seniors and post-treatment readers.
Marcus, a 38-year-old software engineer in Denver, Colorado, did the math one Sunday afternoon and the result startled him. He had not had a one-on-one conversation with a friend, in person, that lasted longer than thirty minutes, in nearly fourteen months. He had a wife he loved, two kids he adored, colleagues he liked, and … Read more
Maya, a 34-year-old graphic designer in Portland, Oregon, sat in her therapist’s office holding a wedding invitation she had not opened. Her younger sister was getting married in Charleston in six months, and Maya already knew she would not attend. The decision had taken three years of family estrangement therapy to reach. Her father, a … Read more
Maya, a 34-year-old graphic designer in Portland, Oregon, sat in her therapist’s office holding a wedding invitation she had not opened. Her younger sister was getting married in Charleston in six months, and Maya already knew she would not attend. The decision had taken three years of family estrangement therapy to reach. Her father, a … Read more
Rachel, a 41-year-old corporate attorney in Chicago, sat in her office at 11 p.m. on a Tuesday and realized she could not remember the last day she had felt anything other than tired. She had spent fifteen years climbing to senior associate at a top-fifty firm. Her billables were strong. Her reviews were excellent. Her … Read more
Rachel, a 41-year-old corporate attorney in Chicago, sat in her office at 11 p.m. on a Tuesday and realized she could not remember the last day she had felt anything other than tired. She had spent fifteen years climbing to senior associate at a top-fifty firm. Her billables were strong. Her reviews were excellent. Her … Read more
The Quiet Fear After the Final Session You have done the work. Weekly therapy sessions for months. Maybe medication management with a psychiatrist. Perhaps an intensive outpatient program or a partial hospitalization stay when things got really bad. You have learned coping skills you never knew existed. You have confronted painful truths. You have spent … Read more
The Quiet Fear After the Final Session You have done the work. Weekly therapy sessions for months. Maybe medication management with a psychiatrist. Perhaps an intensive outpatient program or a partial hospitalization stay when things got really bad. You have learned coping skills you never knew existed. You have confronted painful truths. You have spent … Read more
Hannah, a 41-year-old librarian in Madison, Wisconsin, walked into her psychiatrist’s office in February with a printout of a 2016 JAMA Psychiatry paper. She had read about the Charles Raison hyperthermia trial three times and wanted to know whether the local Finnish-style sauna at her gym counted as a reasonable substitute. Her depression had partially … Read more
Hannah, a 41-year-old librarian in Madison, Wisconsin, walked into her psychiatrist’s office in February with a printout of a 2016 JAMA Psychiatry paper. She had read about the Charles Raison hyperthermia trial three times and wanted to know whether the local Finnish-style sauna at her gym counted as a reasonable substitute. Her depression had partially … Read more
Priya, a 28-year-old paralegal in Chicago, drank her first cup of coffee at 6:45 a.m., a second at 9:30, an iced oat-milk latte after lunch, and a Diet Coke around 4 p.m. Her panic attacks started in October. By December she was waking at 3 a.m. with her heart racing, convinced she was dying. The … Read more