Bessel van der Kolk, a psychiatrist well known for his work on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), has written once again on the origins and consequences…
When I tell others that I volunteer with my dog in a pet therapy program, they assume my work involves children or the elderly. I…
Looks matter. Focusing on appearance is nothing new. And the growing popularity of plastic surgery has, to some extent, normalized changing our bodies to fit…
Patrick Howse, an ex-BBC producer, wrote the poem ‘The District Line’ as a way to come to terms with his diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress…
In a personal essay in the Hartford Courant, 17-year old Cassandra C. recalls her legal battle when she refused to undergo chemotherapy after being diagnosed…
Was he “insane” or not? That is the question jury members in Erath County, Texas addressed, on February 25th, 2015, during three hours of deliberation…
“It was just kind of not knowing what you were going to get every time. Emotionally when I was younger, I always cared about her….
In her latest series of children’s books, River Speaks, author Sandy Stream conveys the emotional turmoil that children and families go through when dealing with…
The stigma of pedophilia and the fear of criminal consequences often prevent non-offending pedophiles from seeking help. Non-offenders who confess sexual urges toward children are…
“Not being able to speak is not the same as not having anything to say,” read the flat and emotionless voice of the computer. The…
