First Person
Creative personal essays on life and familyScarred, Not Scary
Bringing Disfigurement Out of the ShadowsTherapists can help disfigured clients build the necessary skills to navigate the documented reality that they’re often avoided, judged, and asked invasive... Read more
I Want to Be My Client's Friend
A Taboo Longing in the Therapy RoomHow far is friendship from the special type of closeness we call the therapeutic relationship? Read more
Beyond Cancer
A Story of Resilience, Growth, and Mental HealthA therapist reflects on her cancer journey and what her diagnosis meant for not only the rest of her life but also her mental health. Read more
Reclaiming Black Imagination
The PRIDE Approach to HealingA new approach embraces the somatic wisdom and indigenous knowledge of BIPOC clients. Read more
Action Man Meets Therapy Guy
Switching Careers in MidlifeWhen a journalist and rock climber decides to become a therapist, he embarks on a new understanding of himself. Read more
The Anxious Warrior
Fighting Fear with Krav MagaAn anxious mom steps out of her fortress of solitude and onto the martial-arts mat. Read more
Let's Talk About Death—and Pass the Cookies
How Death Cafés Can Enrich Our LivesWhat is a death café? And why do so many people find them therapeutic? Read more
The Long, Lonely Trek to Licensure
Is Becoming a Therapist Harder than Ever?Many beginning therapists are burning out and leaving the field before they’re able to gain their professional footing. How can we support them better? Read more
There’s a big, hairy problem shadowing our field: what, exactly, is a mental disorder? Is using diagnostic language helping or hurting our clients? The way... Read more
Just This, Nothing Next
Facing Old Age with Trepidation and GraceGetting old is often a surprise, even when we’ve spent decades trying to get comfortable with the vicissitudes of aging. Read more