The book 'Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression-and the Unexpected Solutions' narrates the personal adventure of the British-Swiss journalist, Johann Hari, who from an early age...
It’s hard to discuss mental health in America without discussing physical health in America — especially not while you’re still in a pandemic. And this means talking about vaccines. Today we...
As I write this, many of my friends are suffering in Texas and other parts of the States. An epic storm has left them with no electricity. Pipes are bursting. Warming centers are scarce. Some people...
Last night I was at the kind of D.C. restaurant I can only afford to go to when someone else is paying. A horrific politician who enabled some of Donald Trump’s worst abuses of power was also...
Every January, many people make resolutions to start the year with more energy, but in many cases, these are forgotten quite quickly. 2021 is probably the year people have placed the most hope in, so...
Have you ever been to a war zone? I haven’t. I’ve been in dicey neighborhoods during violent events, I’ve been detained at checkpoints, I’ve had a gun held to my heart, and the car I was in...
The pandemic has caused a re-evaluation of many aspects of society. Most people's routines changed and they had to restructure their lives, adapting to situations that were unthinkable in the past,...
Yes. I know. I’m sick of the Trump White House too. I’m sick of having to write about it. Or to think about it. I avert my eyes from it when I’m taking friends around the National Mall. But...
“The holidays are hard for a lot of people this year.” You hear that sentiment a lot, don’t you? And you say it too. You say it when you consider your own sadness and your own struggles. It’s...
I’ve been writing this column on mental health in America for a year, and, uh, what a ride it has been. It’s kind of like if I were to be riding shotgun with Death at the wheel, while Pestilence...
