Anika Joshi and her husband Theo had been married for nine years and had not had sex in fourteen months when she finally typed “sex therapist near me” into her phone at 11:47 p.m. one Tuesday in their Brooklyn apartment. Theo was already asleep next to her. They had two kids under five, a mortgage … Read more
The Silence of the New Mother You are supposed to be happy. That is what everyone keeps telling you. You have a beautiful, healthy baby. You waited for this. You planned for this. You should be glowing. But you are not glowing. You are crying in the bathroom while your partner has family over to … Read more
The first time Adaeze Okafor swiped her HSA debit card at her therapist’s office in Brooklyn for what was, technically, an HSA therapy reimbursement through direct point-of-sale payment, the receptionist looked at the card, looked at Adaeze, and said with the certainty of someone who had explained this fifty times before, “You can use this … Read more
Marisol had been taking zolpidem for nine years when her new primary care doctor in Tucson finally said the thing nobody else had: “The pills are not fixing your sleep. They are masking it.” She was 52, waking at 3 a.m. every night, exhausted by 10 a.m., and convinced she was broken. Her doctor handed … Read more
LGBTQ+ affirming mental health care guide: minority stress, gender-affirming providers, finding queer-friendly clinicians, insurance coverage, and crisis resources.
Tashawn Pellington was 22 weeks pregnant in August 2024 when she walked into a Knoxville detox facility carrying her overnight bag. The intake nurse looked at her belly, then at her chart, then told her the program could not accept pregnant patients and she should go to an emergency department. Tashawn had been using fentanyl … Read more
Devon’s last day before mental health leave was the kind of disaster nobody talks about. He cried in a bathroom stall, drove home at 11 a.m. without telling anyone, and sent his manager a one-line email that said, “I need to step away.” Twelve weeks later, sitting in his cardiologist’s office for unrelated chest pain, … Read more
The pediatric ED at Stanford Children’s admitted Anneliese Toomey at 5:42 a.m. on a Sunday in October 2024. She was 16, weighed 78 pounds at 5’5″, and had a resting heart rate of 36. Her potassium was 2.8, her phosphorus was 1.6, and her ECG showed a prolonged QT. The intake nurse told her mother … Read more
Complete guide to Employee Assistance Programs in 2026 – how confidentiality works, what is covered, how to find your EAP, and how to use sessions strategically.
How psychological testing works in 2026: comprehensive evaluations for ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, and personality disorders. Costs, insurance, and finding a qualified psychologist.