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The overriding reason for the surge in serious problems on campus is that college is the age of depression. Depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and other serious mental conditions first rear their head in late adolescence. Also, colleges are harvesting the first crop of kids who grew up on Prozac and other new-wave antidepressants. The drugs…
Dealing with the winter blues
Did you know that yesterday is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year? At least that is what I read on Facebook. I was thinking about the lack of sunshine as I was driving to an appointment today. It’s bitter cold, there is little sunshine, the wind is blowing almost non-stop. It’s…

Embrace this truth to propel yourself onward to a better life.
When one accepts that anxiety is a natural reaction of our bodies, a profound shift in perspective occurs. Rather than viewing anxiety as a flaw or something to be eradicated, it becomes understood as an inherent aspect of the human experience. This acceptance opens the door to self-compassion and understanding. Instead of fighting against anxiety,…

No one has to be stuck.
An obvious risk of our societal obsession with being a victim is that there is little room for optimism. There is a minimal cultural payoff to being optimistic. If our identity is rooted in our victimhood, in the traumas that have befallen us, changing the outcomes of those traumas would be counterintuitive. Optimism- the act of hoping and believing those outcomes could change would not only be counterintuitive but would actually prove to be a threat to collective societal conscience.

Don’t Quit: An Old Poem For Modern Hard Times
This poem hung on the wall in our house as a kid. I saw it repeatedly, slowly sinking into my memory over time. And now, almost everyone I’m talking to mentions life being really hard. So many people talk about giving up.And I get it. Sometimes, I think about quitting. Just selling everything and moving…
nature? nurture? my life. Law and Order SVU Can a personality change?
I used to love the show Law and Order. It was a show I'd watch with my mom when I was younger. I've even written CBS to see if they would be willing to do a show called "Law and Order: Grand Rapids." Ok, I made that part up. I probably will not get as…