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Dear Therapist: I Staked My Identity on Attending an Ivy League School
I’m trying to accept that the school I’m going to is where I am meant to be, but I feel like my accomplishments mean nothing now.
Victorian Mothers Hid Themselves in Their Babies’ Photos
Nearly 200 years before the selfie, women went to imaginative lengths to stay invisible.
Surviving This Pandemic Isn’t Enough
We need to remake the world we left behind. And we need to start with how we care for one another.
If Someone Shares the ‘Plandemic’ Video, How Should You Respond?
Experts provide scripts to help you push back as effectively as possible.
Monotony may be one of the hardest things about living in lockdown, but it has its upsides.
The Worst Situation Imaginable for Family Violence
All over the United States, adults and children have been quarantined for weeks with people who hurt them.
A Guide to Staying Safe as States Reopen
Can I eat at a restaurant? Can I go shopping? Can I hug my friends again? Experts weigh in.
Why So Many People Are Unhappy in Retirement
Too often, we imagine life to be like the hero’s journey, and leave out its crucial last step: letting go.
My Family Needed a Reset. Quarantine Gave Us One.
I can’t wait to get back to normal, but I know what I’ll be missing.
An Act of Love and Desperation
Chloe Le got a mild case of COVID-19. Her husband, Ted, ended up in the ICU. Chloe spent weeks in a race against a bottlenecked system, trying to donate her plasma to Ted and hopefully save his life.
I Thought Stage IV Cancer Was Bad Enough
Then came a pandemic during the presidency of Donald Trump.
Dear Therapist: The Pandemic Has Changed My Relationship With My Therapist
I don’t want to burden him with my feelings when he’s going through the exact same thing.
All the Things We Have to Mourn Now
Six experts explain how to recognize the many new faces of grief during a pandemic.
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How Quickly an Unfounded Fear Can Become Reasonable Caution
My grandfather spent his whole adult life separated from his parents. The fear I inherited of being cut off from my own family feels validated by the pandemic.
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Friends Are Breaking Up Over Social Distancing
When one friend takes prevention guidelines more seriously than the other, suspicion, fear, and shame can drive them apart.
Dear Therapist: My Husband Thinks Social-Distancing Measures Are Too Extreme
He’s being way too lax about things, and whenever we try to talk about it, we have a fight.
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What to Ask Instead of ‘How Are You?’ During a Pandemic
Everyone’s doing badly. We need better questions to ask.
Notes From a Videochat Memorial
Will these Zoom funerals be anything more than empty containers for unshed tears?
Two Errors Our Minds Make When Trying to Grasp the Pandemic
Disappointment and uncertainty are inevitable. But we don’t have to turn them into suffering.