I'm a licensed psychologist in NJ/FL and have been in the field for over 30 years serving in most areas of mental health, psychiatry research, consulting, teaching (post-grad), private practice, consultant to WebMD and writing self-help books. Currently, I am concentrating on writing articles and books.
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You’re at the dinner table, and someone starts chewing. Nothing loud, nothing unusual. But something inside you snaps. Your heart rate jumps. Your skin crawls. You feel a wave of rage so fast and so strong that you can’t explain it, even to yourself. You might get up and leave the room. You might want to […]
You go to sleep one night feeling fine. When you wake up the next morning, something is wrong with one eye. The world looks blurry, darkened at the edges, or just gone from part of your view. There is no pain. No warning. And for thousands of people taking popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and […]
Most of us were taught that loneliness is a mood. You feel sad, you miss someone, you wish you had more friends. Once you cheer up or get busy, it goes away. That’s the story we’ve all been told. But scientists studying the brain are now telling a very different story, and it’s one you […]
You’ve watched your dog flip over in the backyard to soak up the afternoon sun. You’ve seen your cat press itself against the sunniest window in the house. It’s one of those sweet, ordinary things pets do. What you might not realize is that while they’re doing it, they could be getting hurt. Whoever thought […]
Prepare yourself for this: you’ve never truly seen the world as it is. Not even close. Everything you’ve ever seen, felt, feared, or believed has been filtered, reshaped, and sometimes entirely constructed by your brain before it ever reaches your conscious awareness. That’s not a philosophical point. It’s neuroscience — and once you understand it, a lot […]
It’s tough to go a week without hearing about AI chatbots. They’re everywhere now: on our phones, our laptops, and even in apps we’ve used for years. More and more, people aren’t just using them to write emails or find recipes. They’re turning to chatbots when they’re struggling emotionally, asking for advice about anxiety, grief, loneliness, and depression. Some […]
Brain organoids, sometimes called “mini-brains,” are three-dimensional clusters of human brain cells grown in labs from pluripotent stem cells. These stem cells can become many types of cells and are guided in the lab to form structures that look like early human brain development. Although people often use the term “mini-brain,” organoids are really simplified models that show some features […]
When GLP-1 medications like semaglutide began to gain attention, many people saw them as a breakthrough. For some people, these drugs help lower blood sugar, curb appetite, and support real weight loss. But if you’re an older adult or caring for one, the conversation needs to shift. It’s not that GLP-1s are always too risky, but aging changes what’s […]
When GLP-1 medications like semaglutide began to gain attention, many people saw them as a breakthrough. For some people, these drugs help lower blood sugar, curb appetite, and support real weight loss. But if you’re an older adult or caring for one, the conversation needs to shift. It’s not that GLP-1s are always too risky, but aging changes what’s […]
Economic change brings on lifestyle change, and with less money available to buy prepared foods, millions are now cooking at home. One of the problems with cooking every day is that home cooks don’t realize they could be breathing in harmful air pollution. We usually think about outdoor air quality, but sometimes the air in […]
