What The Wild Things Are

Depression

How to Cope With an Empty Nest

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on May 24, 2023

Navigating an "empty nest" can be difficult, but also a time of opportunity.

Relationships

Maybe I Don’t Know You Like the Back of My Hand

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on April 16, 2023

Intimate relationships can be wonderful, but feeling we know someone so well can lead to assumptions, inaccurate interpretations, resentments, strife, and boredom.

Relationships

Make Choices About Your Relationships That Are Right for You

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on March 13, 2023

Healthy, fulfilling relationships can take many paths, but often people aren't aware that they can choose what they want.

Marriage

11 Reasons People Choose Not to Have Children

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on February 24, 2023

There are probably as many reasons why people choose not to have children as there are people, but here are some common reasons why people make that choice.

Career

What Is Quiet Quitting and How Do We Fix It?

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on January 28, 2023

Everyone benefits from employees who feel cared for and feel like they are a part of something.

Gratitude

An Attitude of Gratitude

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on December 10, 2022

Cultivating gratitude can have tremendous psychological and life benefits. Here are some practical methods for doing so.

Addiction

Surviving the Holidays: Tips for Staying Healthy and Sober

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on November 22, 2022

Just because old patterns, ways of being, traditions, and cultural norms exist doesn’t mean we have to follow them.

Forgiveness

Apologizing and Making Amends

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on October 8, 2022

There are measurable health benefits to having an open heart and a clear mind.

Marriage

Choosing Our Roles in Life Consciously

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on September 18, 2022

It isn’t easy to inhabit a role uniquely. There is often a great deal of pressure to do things “the way they’ve always been done.”

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Should We Humanize Inhuman Acts?

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on August 28, 2022

The series "I Am A Killer" can only scratch the surface of a murder. But it is a surface worth scratching if we want to create a society with fewer victims.

Parenting

10 Ways White Parents Can Support Their Biracial or Multiracial Kid

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on July 25, 2022

Having a biracial or multiracial child as a white parent entails responsibility, above and beyond having a child in general. This post is a good place to start.

Relationships

I Was a COVID Frontline Worker

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on June 13, 2022

There aren’t any manuals out there titled “How to Help People Through a Lethal, Global Pandemic That You, Yourself, Are Surviving.” I learned a lot.

Relationships

Maintaining an Important Relationship When Values Aren't Shared

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on April 21, 2022

Differences can be navigated—if there is a way to meet in the middle, move forward with compassion, or find connection in spite of the distance.

Anxiety

There Are Few Actual Tigers in Our Lives

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on March 4, 2022

Much of the anxiety we experience today—setting aside true, reality-based concerns—is not adaptive and is even maladaptive. Here's how to cope with it better.

Depression

Why Gain Requires Loss

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on January 26, 2022

While we may think of an exciting choice as fully about gain, even the most joyful choices we make can involve giving something up.

Relationships

Time May Fly, But You’re The Pilot

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on December 16, 2021

How do we shift our relationship with time into a more healthy one?

Marriage

Does the United States Need Couples’ Therapy?

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on November 24, 2021

Maybe agreement is not necessarily the goal. Maybe the goal is that we can live together and learn from each other and creatively come up with something different.