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A Closer Look at Separation Anxiety



Sarah sits on the couch, clutching her stuffed bear. Her finger nails are visibly torn; they’ve been bleeding again.

Her mom, meanwhile, is calling into work again. She’ll have to explain for what feels like the zillionth time that she’ll be late. It’s not clear her boss will understand this awful situation much longer.

The Plight Of Child Homelessness In The United States

This is the first blog post of a series in collaboration with the Lesley University Child Homelessness Initiative (CHI). For more information about the CHI curriculum, and the ways in which it seeks to empower the next generation of teachers and caregivers to understand and advocate for homeless children, visit their website.

Creativity and Mental Illness, Bipolar Disorder and the Arts

This blog post is part of a series entitled Real Lives, Real Stories: Personal Experiences With Mental Illness.

Beyond Sexual Assault

This blog post is part of a series entitled Real Lives, Real Stories: Personal Experiences With Mental Illness.

Putting A Little Thanksgiving Into Your Nightly Family Dinners

Intro and outro written and performed by Dr. Gene Beresin.

When my colleague Kiley told me recently about her Thanksgiving tradition, she gave me some new ideas about family dinners—a subject I think about every night around 7pm, and with every patient I see in family therapy.

High School Junior Stresses

Intro and outro music written and performed by Dr. Gene Beresin.

Sometimes things are so obvious that we fail to take notice.

The Developmental Challenges Of Middle School: It’s Not So Much Who You Are, But Whom You’re With

Let’s talk about middle school.

The Role Of Temperament

Intro music written and performed by Dr. Gene Beresin.Outro music arranged and performed by Dr. Gene Beresin.

We have all had the experience of either knowing or parenting siblings that seem quite different from one another—in appearance, skills, talents, opinions and personalities.

Coping With ADHD: How A Young Man And His Mom Are Managing The Path To Success

This blog post is part of a series entitled Real Lives, Real Stories: Personal Experiences With Mental Illness.

Rise of The YA (Young Adult) Novel

When I was young, the neighborhood bookstore had a distinctive arrangement.  It almost always looked something like this:

The front table?  Spy novels and books about tennis.

The books at the counter?  More spy novels and books about travel.

An entire section was devoted to Kurt Vonnegut.