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Why Palliative Care Is Bad for Some Patients’ Mental Health and What Support Can Look Like Instead

Why Palliative Care Is Bad for Some Patients’ Mental Health and What Support Can Look Like Instead

Jan 21, 2026 | Blog, Illness, Mental Health

When a doctor introduces the concept of palliative care, the room often goes silent. For many patients and their families, this suggestion doesn’t feel like an offer of support; it feels like a door slamming shut. I want to speak directly to that moment of...
Comfort Care and Mental Health: Supporting Emotional Wellbeing When Medical Treatment Feels Overwhelming

Comfort Care and Mental Health: Supporting Emotional Wellbeing When Medical Treatment Feels Overwhelming

Jan 19, 2026 | Blog, Emotion Regulation, Illness, Mental Health

In my practice as a psychologist, I often work with highly intelligent, capable individuals who are used to solving problems. Whether they are executives, attorneys, or dedicated students, they approach life with a strategy. But when a serious illness enters the...
Psychotic Depression Explained: When Severe Mental Health Symptoms Appear During Chronic Stress or Illness

Psychotic Depression Explained: When Severe Mental Health Symptoms Appear During Chronic Stress or Illness

Jan 14, 2026 | Blog, Mental Health

It can be incredibly frightening when the world around you starts to feel unfamiliar, or when your own thoughts seem to turn against you. Depression is difficult enough on its own, but when depressive symptoms begin to distort your perception of reality, it can feel...
Medical Trauma: How Repeated Health Experiences Can Affect Mental Health and Trust

Medical Trauma: How Repeated Health Experiences Can Affect Mental Health and Trust

Jan 12, 2026 | Blog, Mental Health

For many people, the medical system is a place where we go to find healing. We seek answers, relief, and safety. But what happens when the very place meant to help becomes a source of deep distress? Medical trauma involves an ongoing or internal threat within a system...
Situational Depression: When Life Events, Health Struggles, and Burnout Push You to the Edge

Situational Depression: When Life Events, Health Struggles, and Burnout Push You to the Edge

Jan 9, 2026 | Blog, Mental Health

We like to believe that if we are smart enough, work hard enough, or prepare well enough, we can handle anything life throws at us. But sometimes, life events don’t just knock on the door; they kick it down. Whether it’s a sudden job loss, a chronic health diagnosis,...
Why Is Life So Hard? Understanding Mental Health When Illness, Pain, and Stress Collide

Why Is Life So Hard? Understanding Mental Health When Illness, Pain, and Stress Collide

Jan 7, 2026 | Blog, Illness, Mental Health, Pain, Stress

Sometimes, life just hurts. You wake up, and the weight of the world feels heavy on your chest before your feet even touch the floor. You might look around and wonder how everyone else seems to be managing fine while you feel like you are wading through quicksand. If...
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