Originally published March 12, 2012. Mindbody practices have so many benefits, you’d have to order online from outside the US to be able...

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. – Dalai Lama Dr. Ann Becker-Schutte wrote a blog post called Invisible Pain , discussing how people with chronic invisible illnesses such as fibromyalgia, diabetes, Cushings Disease, etc. might be silently suffering and dismissed as having pain “all in their head.” Her post reminded me of a video on You Tube posted on Facebook by one of my therapist friends, Carol Rosen . It shows a man who, with special glasses, can tel

Originally published September 19, 2011. Reflections from the Postpartum Support International Conference on gender, hormones, and women’s mental health. Great to see Dr. Jeanne Driscoll! There were so many great speakers talking about the complexities of caring for women in the perinatal period. Dr. Jeanne Driscoll, a practicing psychologist and nurse-practitioner, is co-author with Deborah Sichel, MD of Women’s Moods: What every woman must know about hormones, the brain,

Public discussions of infant death and substance use often lack clinical nuance, which can unintentionally increase stigma and blame toward grieving mothers. This article aims to clarify what we know about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), substance use in pregnancy, and the designation “Infant of a Substance-Using Mother (ISAM),” while emphasizing compassion, evidence, and the limits of our current understanding. Here are some facts about SIDS: The occurrence of SIDS has