Aaron Buckwalter, LMFT

02/15/2022

Here’s how to recognize the physical symptoms of work-related stress — and what to do about them.

10/05/2021

04/19/2021

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It’s the neglected middle child of mental health, and can dull your motivation and focus. And it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.

04/12/2021

When Michaeleen Doucleff met parents from around the world, she encountered millennia-old methods of raising good kids that made American parenting seem bizarre and ineffective.

04/12/2021

"If adults want to guide their children toward resilience, these experts say, then they need to get their own minds out of crisis mode"

Teenagers and tweens will be fine, experts say — if adults model resilience.

03/08/2021

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11/30/2020

A psychologist provides five strategies to resist certain ways of thinking and behaving that can cause such a downward spiral.

05/13/2020

Informative video explaining how alcohol effects your system

Ethanol: this molecule, made of little more than a few carbon atoms, is responsible for drunkenness. Often simply referred to as alcohol, ethanol is the active ingredient in alcoholic beverages. So how exactly does it cause drunkenness, and why does it have dramatically different effects on differen...

03/16/2020

Time to re-read the classics!

01/16/2020

Helicopter parenting has become the American norm, but it may not be the best way to connect with our kids.

12/15/2019

Note: This piece contains s*xual content and descriptions of child s*x abuse that could be disturbing to some readers. The messages…

09/29/2019

UCLA is launching an interdisciplinary research institute on kindness, exploring its health benefits and exploring ways to spread it.

06/21/2019

Very interesting.

Here’s how to make the most of it.

04/30/2019

By all logic, most Norwegians should be depressed by their long, dark, isolating winters. Except that many have found a cozy, social, nature-infused antidote.

03/29/2019

The share of adults reporting no s*x in the past year has risen to its highest level in three decades of polling.

03/21/2019

The college bribery scandal raises the concern that overprotected young children are ill-equipped to face challenges. Here’s advice for raising a self-sufficient child.

03/08/2019

Mustering solid evidence, two researchers have denounced the standard psychiatric guidelines for how best to wean patients from depression medications.

03/06/2019

Mental Health Parity must be enforced.

The unit of UnitedHealth Group was found to have abused its discretion under federal laws.

02/23/2019

I couldn’t read a book, watch a full-length movie or sustain a long conversation. Late last year, I decided enough was enough.

12/25/2018

A cartoon by Pia Guerra.

12/19/2018

Part 1 of 2

At an age when peers become more important than parents, these three buddies are awakening to middle school’s cliques and strict gender codes.

12/15/2018

A new, first-of-its-kind study reveals a key link between alcohol consumption and poor sleep quality in a large sample of men and women.

10/05/2018

Cannabis causes lasting cognitive impairment in adolescents, according to Canadian researchers.

10/05/2018

Children often waver, or rely too heavily on input from others. Here’s how to teach them to listen to their gut.

09/28/2018

Lean in, Lean out.

The Kavanaugh-Blasey testimonies have stirred up painful memories for many. Here’s what you can do about it.

07/23/2018

Don't wait around for inspiration to strike, this study says; instead, throw yourself into new experiences — and be willing to work at it.

07/10/2018

I was recently interviewed for this article in The Atlantic.

"My hope is that people think about how this is more than a transaction," says one family therapist.

07/09/2018

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/09/smarter-living/eisenhower-box-productivity-tips.html?mabReward=ACBMG1&recid=179Tz1RvKCsifEax8qaCve43wWh&recp=3&action=click&pgtype=Homepage®ion=CColumn&module=Recommendation&src=rechp&WT.nav=RecEngine

Yet again, your brain is working against you, and it’s because of a phenomenon called the urgency effect.

05/13/2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/less-cramming-more-frisbee-at-yale-students-learn-how-to-live-the-good-life/2018/05/12/bb02525a-4ee4-11e8-84a0-458a1aa9ac0a_story.html?utm_term=.46b71428c27f

Lessons from the school’s largest class ever are being shared online around the world.

03/01/2018

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/opinions/girls-power-expectation-depression-opinion-simmons/index.html

Rachel Simmons writes that in the so-called age of girl power, we have failed to cut loose our most regressive standards of female success.

10/18/2017

Can Fathers Have Postpartum Depression?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/well/family/can-fathers-have-postpartum-depression.html

A growing body of research has given rise to the idea that you don’t have to give birth to develop the “baby blues.”

10/14/2017

https://medium.com/the-mission/the-decline-of-play-and-rise-in-childrens-mental-disorders-7cc348ee8529

There’s a reason kids are more anxious and depressed than ever.

10/11/2017

Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering From Severe Anxiety?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/magazine/why-are-more-american-teenagers-than-ever-suffering-from-severe-anxiety.html

Parents, therapists and schools are struggling to figure out whether helping anxious teenagers means protecting them or pushing them to face their fears.

09/12/2017

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/smarter-living/aging-well.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share

Resist stereotypes about getting older and find something you can commit to improving, whether it’s tennis or cabinetry.