Mental Health

Confronting a Second Grade Bully at Age Forty

How naming my relentless inner critic put me on a path toward healing

May 30 •

How I Joined a Cult Without Knowing It

An excerpt from memoir 'The True Happiness Company' by Veena Dinavahi

May 20 •

911: What Led to My Bipolar Diagnosis

An excerpt from Michelle Yang's memoir 'Phoenix Girl: How a Fat Asian with Bipolar Found Love'

May 5 •

The ADHD Diaries: Why I Always Succumb to the Allure of Procrastination (and Then Hate Myself for It)

As befitting my subject, I waited past the last minute to write this column

May 2 •

Rachel Kramer Bussel

How an ADHD Memoir Helped Me Stop Feeling Guilty About Not Promoting My Short Story Collection

Emily Farris' 'I'll Just Be Five More Minutes: And Other Tales from My ADHD Brain' taught me the connection between dopamine, burnout, and my creative…

Mar 25 •

Rachel Kramer Bussel

The ADHD Diaries: It's Amazing I've Ever Accomplished Anything Because I'm Always Distracted

Even on ADHD medication, sitting down to focus and write feels impossible

Feb 15 •

Rachel Kramer Bussel

Secrets of the New York City Subway

It's a little-known fact that all the trains are haunted.

Jul 15, 2024 •

Riding Through Anxiety

An adult lesson learned from falling off my bike

Jul 8, 2024 •

Trisha R. Thomas

My Mental Health Drastically Improved When I Stopped Posting on Social Media

How I'm moving past being online every waking moment and finding peace in my offline life

Apr 22, 2024 •

Rachel Kramer Bussel

The Place Where I Bury My Bats

Wildlife rehabilitation helped me find new meaning in a post-pandemic world

Feb 26, 2024 •

Binge Eating Was My First High

What lengths would I go to feed my hungry heart?

Oct 23, 2023 •

Kelly A. Varner

I’m a Surgeon Who Was Diagnosed with ADHD in My Thirties

My ADHD was hard for my family and friends to understand, but it’s one of life’s greatest gifts to me

Oct 2, 2023 •

Nimisha Kantharia

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