I recently watched the YouTube documentary on Lily Phillips, titled “I Slept with 100 Men in One Day.” It explores a 23-year-old British OnlyFans sex worker who went viral after having sex with 100 men in 14 hours. She invited the men to an Airbnb in London, offering each five minutes. The aftermath brought home […]
My Review of Kat Brown’s “It’s Not a Bloody Trend” and the ADHD Diagnoses Surge.
Helping people work on their executive functioning challenges is a significant part of my work as an ADHD coach and psychotherapist. While I don’t diagnose ADHD, I’m surrounded by it—whether through direct work with patients, conversations with colleagues, or ongoing training. Recently, I came across a debate between Peter Hitchens and Kat Brown, the author […]
Lost at Sea: Navigating Psychological Defenses in a Changing World
When a major crisis happens in the world at large-whether it’s a pandemic, a devastating attack or invasion, or a contentious election- it can feel, as a therapist, like steering a ship through a storm. The impact on all of us, regardless of our baseline level of functioning, can be profound. As psychotherapists, we often […]
Is it Ok to Talk About Mental Health at Work?
Recently a colleague and I were talking about the encouragement of mental health awareness in a professional work setting. Both of us have heard several patients talk about having to take part in trainings or workshops around mental health topics, where they were often encouraged to make personal disclosures in front of their colleagues. As […]
“It is a joy to be hidden, and disaster not to be found”- DW Winnicott
Winnicott wrote this quote in his paper “Communicating and Not Communicating Leading to a Study of Certain Opposites” (1963), a wonderful paper that addresses a central dilemma inherent in all of us. He goes on to say, “each individual is an isolate, permanently non-communicating, permanently unknown, in fact unfound.” I think we can all relate […]
AI Can’t Replace Us: A psychotherapist’s personal experience into the world of AI therapy
I remember having a visceral reaction of disgust, like many other mental health therapists, when I first encountered on X that an anonymous company in NY was asking for recorded therapy sessions in return for cash payment. The therapy bubble exploded. It was a moment for myself, and a lot of other psychotherapists, where the […]