The Now

Burnout

Gen Z Burnout Is a Workplace Story Not a Character Flaw

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on August 18, 2026

Gen Z isn’t afraid of hard work. They’re questioning burnout as the price of success and redefining what a healthy, meaningful, sustainable career can look like.

Gen Z isn’t afraid of hard work. They’re questioning burnout as the price of success and redefining what a healthy, meaningful, sustainable career can look like.

Sleep

The Secret Behind Bedtime Stalling

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on July 25, 2026

Bedtime stalling isn't simply opposition. It's a clumsy request for connection at the time children need it most. Learn how small changes can make bedtime calmer for everyone.

Bedtime stalling isn't simply opposition. It's a clumsy request for connection at the time children need it most. Learn how small changes can make bedtime calmer for everyone.

Anxiety

Why We Assume the Worst, and How to Stop

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on March 24, 2026

The stories we tell ourselves can quietly create the very disconnection we fear most. You can learn how to stop painful assumptions and build calmer, more connected relationships.

The stories we tell ourselves can quietly create the very disconnection we fear most. You can learn how to stop painful assumptions and build calmer, more connected relationships.

Loneliness

Why Medical Challenges Can Feel So Lonely

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on March 11, 2026

Health challenges can bring a powerful sense of loneliness. Understanding why this loneliness happens, and how to navigate it, can help restore connection and resilience.

Health challenges can bring a powerful sense of loneliness. Understanding why this loneliness happens, and how to navigate it, can help restore connection and resilience.

Anxiety

What Does 'Care' Mean During Times of Social Instability?

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on February 10, 2026

Care doesn’t disappear in unstable times; it changes. Learn how rest, imperfection, and emotional awareness become survival tools in an unpredictable world.

Care doesn’t disappear in unstable times; it changes. Learn how rest, imperfection, and emotional awareness become survival tools in an unpredictable world.

Self-Help

Start the Day With Clarity: The Power of Morning Journaling

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on February 5, 2026

Most people think journaling is about what you write. But the real shift often comes from when you write.

Most people think journaling is about what you write. But the real shift often comes from when you write.

Adolescence

Practical Tips for Adjusting to College

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on November 6, 2025

Starting college can feel like standing on the edge of possibility and uncertainty. These tips can help support student mental health, resilience, and a smoother college transition.

Starting college can feel like standing on the edge of possibility and uncertainty. These tips can help support student mental health, resilience, and a smoother college transition.

Therapy

Connection-Driven Healing: A Team Approach to Adult Wellness

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on July 27, 2025

When specialists connect, patients find lasting change. Learn why integrated health matters in speech-language and evidence-based talk therapy.

When specialists connect, patients find lasting change. Learn why integrated health matters in speech-language and evidence-based talk therapy.

Imposter Syndrome

Redefining Your Worth

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on June 10, 2025

Ever feel like a fraud despite your success? You're not alone. Discover the roots of imposter syndrome and how to quiet that inner critic.

Ever feel like a fraud despite your success? You're not alone. Discover the roots of imposter syndrome and how to quiet that inner critic.

Trauma

Healing the Invisible Wounds

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on May 23, 2025

Something from your past may still be shaping your present, and not in the way you think. Learn to spot the hidden signs of unresolved trauma and take steps toward healing.

Something from your past may still be shaping your present, and not in the way you think. Learn to spot the hidden signs of unresolved trauma and take steps toward healing.

Sleep

Struggling With Sleep?

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on May 20, 2025

Struggling with sleep? CBT-I is a short-term, proven method to retrain your mind and habits for deeper, lasting rest, without medication.

Struggling with sleep? CBT-I is a short-term, proven method to retrain your mind and habits for deeper, lasting rest, without medication.

Grief

When We Say Goodbye

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on May 6, 2025

Regardless of how loss arrives, it impacts our routines, relationships, and sense of self. This post offers insight into grief's emotional complexity and encourages compassion.

Regardless of how loss arrives, it impacts our routines, relationships, and sense of self. This post offers insight into grief's emotional complexity and encourages compassion.

Chronic Illness

When Pain Persists: The Reality of Chronic Illness

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on April 6, 2025

Chronic pain can reshape how we think, feel, and connect. We explore its deep psychological impact and what it means to be truly seen in a world that often looks away.

Chronic pain can reshape how we think, feel, and connect. We explore its deep psychological impact and what it means to be truly seen in a world that often looks away.

Self-Talk

Moving From Critical to Constructive

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on March 7, 2025

Learn how to break free from harsh self-criticism and embrace constructive self-reflection to boost self-esteem and mental well-being.

Learn how to break free from harsh self-criticism and embrace constructive self-reflection to boost self-esteem and mental well-being.

Anxiety

How Rumination Steals Our Joy

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on March 2, 2025

Stuck in a loop of overthinking? Learn how to label the hidden emotions driving your stress and use effective strategies to reclaim your calm.

Stuck in a loop of overthinking? Learn how to label the hidden emotions driving your stress and use effective strategies to reclaim your calm.

Parenting

Helping Your Defiant Child Succeed

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on February 22, 2025

Do you find yourself walking on eggshells around your prickly child or teen? Uncover the myths of defiance and learn helpful strategies for educators and parents.

Do you find yourself walking on eggshells around your prickly child or teen? Uncover the myths of defiance and learn helpful strategies for educators and parents.

Microaggression

Shadows of Bias: The Hidden Strain of Microaggressions

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on February 18, 2025

When we understand the invisible nature of microaggressions and their hurtful impact on those with marginalized identities, only then can we change, grow and heal.

When we understand the invisible nature of microaggressions and their hurtful impact on those with marginalized identities, only then can we change, grow and heal.

Trauma

How Psychodynamic Therapy Can Help You Heal from Trauma

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on December 30, 2024

Psychodynamic therapy goes beyond symptom reduction. For acute or chronic trauma, psychodynamic therapy has unique benefits in its long-term, relationship-based approach.

Psychodynamic therapy goes beyond symptom reduction. For acute or chronic trauma, psychodynamic therapy has unique benefits in its long-term, relationship-based approach.

Social Media

Digital Dependence: Let Technology Work for You, Not Against You

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on October 8, 2024

Technology is useful, but not at the cost of our intuition, relationships, and perhaps even our humanity. A few intentional habit changes can make a big difference in well-being.

Technology is useful, but not at the cost of our intuition, relationships, and perhaps even our humanity. A few intentional habit changes can make a big difference in well-being.

Parenting

What to Expect in the Psychological Evaluation for Family Planning

Amy Vigliotti Ph.D. on June 4, 2024

Parenthood through egg donor or surrogacy requires a consultation with a licensed psychologist for third-party reproduction approval. Here's what to expect.

Parenthood through egg donor or surrogacy requires a consultation with a licensed psychologist for third-party reproduction approval. Here's what to expect.