Susan J. Noonan MD

About

Susan J. Noonan, MD, MPH, is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College, Tufts University School of Medicine, and the Harvard School of Public Health. She is a long-term patient and the author of three books on managing depression, Take Control of Your Depression: Strategies to Help You Feel Better Now; Managing Your Depression; What You Can Do To Feel Better, and When Someone You Know Has Depression: Words to Say and Things to Do, with a companion website and blog. She is also a mental health Certified Peer Specialist, counseling fellow persons with mental illness. In these ways she bridges that space between recipient and provider of health care services.

Books by Susan J. Noonan MD

Recent Posts

7 Ways to Cope with Uncertainty

As human beings, we are by nature programmed to seek safety. Without sufficient information, we might overestimate threats and underestimate our ability to handle them.

The Curve Balls of Change in Our Lives

A Personal Perspective: How can one survive change and thrive through it as well?

Why Mattering Matters

Do you feel invisible, insignificant, isolated, or lonely? Understand why feeling like you matter to others is so important to your mental health.

Advancing the Delivery of Mental Health Care With Technology

Technology in mental health care can improve access to services for some, but not all.

A 7-Day Challenge to Connect in the New Year

Don't get stuck setting resolutions you can't meet. Instead, boost your happiness by working to maintain strong relationships.

Pandemic-Related Inertia

Have you found yourself deep in molasses, unable to move forward?

The Challenge of Making Friends in Adulthood

Do you feel alone in a sea of people? Making meaningful connections as an adult takes effort, but these tips can help.

The Benefits of Advocating for Yourself in Healthcare

It's normal to be anxious or fear speaking up for yourself at the doctor's office—even though doing so will improve your healthcare outcome.

We Sometimes Present or Believe Only the Positives in Life

A Personal Perspective: Feeling crushed by profiles on social media or cocktail-hour introductions? Maybe you're not given the whole picture.

Holidays During the Pandemic

Holidays were easier last year, there were fewer choices.