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After more than a year of trying to get pregnant and just two months after surgery to treat her stage 3 endometriosis, Kelly Glass and her husband found out they were expecting. At first, they were extremely excited they were finally on the path to parenthood. But shortly after receiving the positive pregnancy test and […]
The idea of talking to your child about pornography may feel terrifying, humiliating or just straight-up awkward. But it’s a necessary conversation for parents who want to raise kids with a healthy understanding of sex. “It’s frustrating to me how slow society is in getting on board with how important porn literacy is for young […]
The stigma surrounding menstruation has made it an incredibly secretive topic, one that’s been deemed best to discuss behind closed doors. Because it’s taboo, it’s no surprise that some parents may struggle to openly chat about periods with their own children. HuffPost turned to sex education experts and researchers for advice on what to do […]
From hurricanes and tornadoes to earthquakes, mudslides and even extreme blizzards and flooding, families around the world have faced the trauma of natural disasters. As Hurricane Florence batters the Carolinas, parents living in and outside the storm’s path are facing questions about it from their children. HuffPost spoke to experts in child and adolescent psychiatry about […]
In 2016, a federal report found that nearly 21 million Americans over the age of 12 struggle with substance addictions. In recent months, stories of celebrity overdoses and the opioid epidemic have inundated the news. And in the United States, an estimated 8.7 million children under the age of 18 live with at least one parent […]
Relationships Juliana LaBiancaAug 09 Forget those awkward introductions: These tips will help you instantly connect with anyone. Start with a handshake iStock/opolja A proper handshake conveys trust, respect, and equality. Make eye contact, smile, and shake from the elbow (shaking from the wrist comes across as limp). Touching hands signals our brains to release oxytocin, […]
There are a variety of reactions a person might have when celebrities share publicly their experiences with having anxiety: happiness, optimism, annoyance, fatigue, or even heightened anxiety of their own. Even as a mental health professional, I have felt most of these emotions. With some celebrity stories about anxiety, I feel so excited that I […]
According to the American Psychiatric Association, people from racial and ethnic minority groups are less likely to receive mental health care than the rest of the U.S. population. Communities of color often lack adequate access to medical treatment for mental illnesses. They also face challenges like higher levels of stigma, misinformation and language barriers. “While an individual may […]
I am an opioid user. There, I said it. I’m “out of the closet,” per se. I have been fighting chronic back pain for the past 18 years and have been using opioids for the past eight. I am not addicted to the medication and do not take any more than my doctor prescribes. I […]
Deaths by suicide, like the ones of designer Kate Spade and chef Anthony Bourdain this week, are tragic reminders that mental health issues don’t discriminate based on success. Mental health problems can hide in plain sight ― sometimes to loved ones or even to the person who suffers from them. A new study published by […]
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Women are often socialized to put our own needs second, and society seems to regularly relegate women to secondary, if not tertiary, levels of priority. What disturbs me, though, is that it’s not just a woman’s needs, wants, hopes and dreams that take a proverbial backseat. Their pain does, too. In fact, the first to […]