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Study: Addictive social media use impacts youth mental health
By Beth Negus Viveiros
A new study has found that addictive use of technology such as social media, video games, or mobile...
What psychologists can learn from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
I have been reading a lot of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, a French Jesuit priest, geologist, paleontologist, and philosopher who was active in his career during the first half...
Poor posture: A psychotherapist’s occupational hazard
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
One of my fondest memories of my work in healthcare is of a colleague who led our department as the point...
Marketing for the online-averse practitioner
By Liz Varney, LICSW
In today’s technology-filled and online-driven world, it may feel like the purity of human connection...
VT leads U.S. in physical and mental health parity
By Eileen Weber
If you live in Vermont, mental and physical health care are covered in the same way. But why don’t the...
When therapists need protection from patients
By Eileen Weber
Therapy is meant to be a safe space for the patient and the therapist. But sometimes, it is anything...
How to ensure psychological safety in the workplace
By Eileen Weber
We’ve all had a job where the best time was quitting time. But when you can’t wait to leave, think...
Gambling addictions on the rise
By Catherine Robertson Souter
It seems you can’t watch a professional sports game without also viewing a barrage of commercials...
Political climate impacts LGBTQIA+ patients and providers
By Beth Negus Viveiros
Mental health providers serving the LGBTQIA+ community say the current political climate has been an...
What I learned from building a model ship
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
“I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky.” With these words, John Masefield begins his best known poem, “Sea Fever.” They capture the draw that...