What The Wild Things Are

Resilience

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on June 12, 2025

The pain of rejection often feels acute and deeply personal. Effective coping mechanisms can help you move forward in a positive way, even fostering growth and resilience.

Therapy

"Emotionally Immature" Is Not a Diagnosis

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on April 18, 2025

We can do better than this book. Clinically, ethically, and relationally, we must get back to doing real work—with real families, real systems, and real complexity.

Anxiety

Coping with Financial Market Anxiety

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on March 21, 2025

The constant stream of alarming headlines about market downturns and economic instability can feel overwhelming. Strategies for dealing with anxiety can help.

Relationships

The Power of Staying and Working It Out

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on February 27, 2025

When “cutting off toxic people” is a common trope, choosing to stay and work through conflict can be a radical act of love and resilience.

Meditation

The Benefits of Quiet Solitude

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on January 22, 2025

Time in quiet solitude can be invaluable in nurturing our relationship with ourselves as well as replenishing us. It’s undoubtedly an investment worth making.

Relationships

The "Prize" Perspective

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on December 6, 2024

By embracing the "prize" perspective, you can cultivate gratitude, commitment, and satisfaction in your relationships.

Depression

Are We Teaching Youngsters How to Be Depressed?

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on September 26, 2024

Current ways of thinking about the world and others amongst young people—especially young progressives—promote faulty ways of thinking that can cause depression and anxiety.

Chronic Illness

Matters of Life and Death

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on August 29, 2024

Medical advances have meant we're able to survive repeated health crises. But many would argue we're not asking vital questions about quality of life and true health.

Boundaries

A Healthy Relationship With Time Means a Fulfilling Life

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on July 31, 2024

When we prioritize and manage our time more effectively we can create a life we feel good living.

Anxiety

Are We Really Feeling What We Think We're Feeling?

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on June 19, 2024

How to recognize and address what's really going on.

Loneliness

Chasing Away Holiday Pain

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on May 21, 2024

Many holidays are laden with expectations, and many of us suffer as a result. There is another, healthier way to make it through those days.

Perfectionism

The 3 Ps: Perfectionism, Procrastination, and Paralysis

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on April 30, 2024

The 3 Ps can cause us to grind to a halt and fail to accomplish our goals. However, there are steps we can take to avoid this vicious cycle.

Midlife

Starting Over in Midlife

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on February 22, 2024

There are challenges to starting over in midlife, but the effort can be well worth your while as you embrace a new chapter in your professional life.

Burnout

Taking Care of Ourselves, While Making the World Better

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on December 1, 2023

Social activism is essential work, but if we do it at a cost to ourselves, we aren’t achieving that goal. The Al-Anon program can offer some help.

Resilience

Self-Care in the Face of Oppression

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on November 9, 2023

Self-care is necessary for everyone, especially for members of hated minority groups. It can even be seen as a tool of resistance.

Embarrassment

Shame Is Not the Ticket to Our Best Future

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on September 28, 2023

If we want to foster learning and connection, it won't be through shame.

Relationships

Relationships Can Be Built on Mutual Respect

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on August 7, 2023

Ultimately, boundaries are an important part of healthy relationships and a healthy life. They help keep us safe and maintain an experience of choice and control in our lives.