In the aftermath of recent police brutality incidents, there has been much discussion and protesting over the past year about achieving racial justice in the external world. But there has not been as much discussion about racial healing with each other and within oneself. In my own work with patients, this issue has come up in new ways this past year. In this article, I will highlight the case of a 17-year-old white male who sought my help with feeling emotionally overwhelmed about his “white privilege,” which was triggered by what he had been learning about Critical Race Theory at school.

At a recent mental health conference, I had the opportunity to hear Ben Nemtin, a 37 year-old Canadian writer, give the keynote address Making the Impossible, Possible. As we start to reengage the world from the pandemic, Ben’s message about figuring out what’s important to you so it doesn’t become buried is timely and inspirational. In this next article, I will outline 5 Steps on how you can make the impossible, possible in your own life.

In my private practice, I continue to work with patients who are recovering from addiction as well as a mental health challenge. While many will remain abstinent the rest of their lives, every now and then someone will relapse and our work then becomes about getting them back on track. In this next article, I will highlight the addictive and recovery process and the common roadblocks to recovery.

And now for something completely different. I would like to share a painting that I just completed that has nothing to do with mental health but has a lot to do with creativity and ways to improve your memory which I have previously written about.

There is now compelling scientific evidence that daily lifestyle habits have a much greater impact on your healthy aging than your genes. In this article, I will review the latest research on these lifestyle habits and what researchers call a formula for successful aging that can forestall symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.

Throughout my career, I have marveled at the preoccupation in our culture with narcissism. Every day, you can find articles about which politician, celebrity, or athlete is “narcissistic” and why. And while that can be interesting to read about, I often wonder if it would be more helpful to look within before we judge others. In this article, I present an overview about narcissism, with particular focus on becoming more self-aware of narcissistic traits in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over the course of twenty five years in clinical practice, I estimate 60% of the patients I have evaluated have said they have problems with their memory. In this article, I will highlight a few techniques to improve your memory that have been around for thousands of years.

When you think about melatonin what do you think of? Chances are you think of a dietary supplement for sleep that 3 million people in the U.S. take in any given month. In this article, I will highlight some take away points from current research that you should know if you are taking melatonin including very recent studies on how there appears to be an adverse effect of taking melatonin with food.