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Posted inEditor's Pick

Can Tripping on Ketamine Cure PTSD? I Decided to Try.

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands June 23, 2021October 19, 2022

“While the precise mechanism at play remains unknown, when ketamine is effective, it can be like flipping a switch.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Inside the Unlicensed Counseling That Led Boston Students to Allege Emotional Abuse

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands May 31, 2021October 19, 2022

“RC’s critics say it has no place in public schools and could harm students who feel pressured to participate or burdened by peers’ psychological suffering. Steven Hassan, a Newton-based licensed mental health counselor and cult expert, considers RC a splinter group of Dianetics and a cult.”

Posted inQuotes

The Silent Farm for Developmental Disabilities

by Carolyn Wells April 1, 2021October 14, 2022

“David believes that the men who come to the farm are able to connect deeply with the animals and the natural world, in part because of the way that society has dismissed them.”

Posted inStory

Repetitive Stress

by Devin Kelly February 2, 2021October 18, 2022

On injury, compensation, and living with pain.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story

Body of Lies

by Deenie Hartzog-Mislock April 8, 2020December 9, 2022

Deenie Hartzog-Mislock confronts a lifetime of body image trauma when her marriage turns south and sexless.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story

How I Got My Shrink Back

by Susan Shapiro March 4, 2020December 16, 2022

An entanglement with her shrink-stalking protege teaches Susan Shapiro something about forgiveness.

Posted inNonfiction

Whiteness on the Couch

by Natasha Stovall August 12, 2019October 18, 2022

Clinical psychologist Natasha Stovall looks at the vast spectrum of white people problems, and why we never talk about them in therapy.

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

Confessions of a Clinical Therapy Trainee

by Krista Stevens April 2, 2019October 19, 2022

What do you do when it’s your first day on the job and the patient can’t stop crying?

Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

How Simple Human Connection Can Help Save People from Suicide

by Krista Stevens November 20, 2018October 19, 2022

Therapist Ursula Whitehead regularly texts her clients between sessions to help them understand that they are not alone.

Posted inArts & Culture, Covers

Jay-Z Opens Up About Race in America, Therapy, and ‘4:44’

by Danielle Jackson December 11, 2017October 19, 2022

The hip-hop artist sits down for a wide-ranging interview with NYT executive editor Dean Baquet.

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