Mindpath Health’s Brandy Porche, LPC helps weigh in on the Will Smith and Chris Rock incident at the Oscars. There’s no shortage of opinions on the recent “incident” at the Oscars as the public weighs in on what happened among celebrities Chris Rock, Will Smith, and...
Age Difference in Relationships: How Much Is ‘Too Much’?
Mindpath Health’s Brandy Porche, LPC discusses age difference in relationships and how much may be too much. In any relationship, you’ll have some qualities in common with your partner, while others — not so much. Some couples might find that a big age difference...
Navigating Awkward LGBTQI Holidays
Finding peace, integrity, and new traditions despite discrimination and rejection. The holidays bring cheer and celebration—as well as stress and tension. Although winter festivities are meant to bring friends, family, and colleagues together, they can also be filled...
Teens in America: How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Shaping the Next Generation
The pandemic has exposed many teens to trauma and tested their fragile resilience. What can you, as a clinician, do to help? While teenagers have been largely spared the ravages of COVID-19, the full picture of their experience is just beginning to emerge. The...
Bridging the LGBTQI Gap in Care: Why Psychiatrists Need To Do More To Treat These At-Risk Communities
Summer R. Thompson, DNP, PMHNP-BC, at Mindpath Health discusses how to nurture the vulnerable LGBTQI community. The uneasy relationship between psychiatry and LGBTQI continues to evolve. How can it be influenced for the better? CLINICAL REFLECTIONS In 1970, a group...
Parenting Is Hard: Consequences and Following Through
As a therapist, no matter what the presenting problem seems to be for a patient who's a parent, it is inevitable that parenting difficulties eventually come up in session. Parenting is hard. It feels hard because it is hard. Raising a well-adjusted human being is a...
Parenting is Hard
Children are complicated and parenting is hard. Each child and each family are so different, it is helpful to seek out personalized support from a professional if you are struggling.
Is Jealousy Healthy in a Relationship? (Like Even a Little Bit?)
Community Psychiatry's Dr. Parmar and Dr. Magavi were featured in Pure Wow discussing the pros and cons of jealousy in a relationship. Even though jealousy evokes negative connotations, it can definitely lead to positive outcomes. First and foremost, envy is a...
New Relationships In Early Recovery
If you have gone to rehab or even just been in early recovery inside the rooms of AA or NA, you have always heard this advice, ‘Wait a year before you get into a new romantic relationship.’ Now keep in mind, that general time frame is a year provided that you are...
How to Make It Through Father’s Day If It’s Difficult for You
Community Psychiatry's Leela Magavi, M.D. and David Finkelstein, M.D. were featured in Lifehacker discussing how to get through Father's Day for those of us who view that day as a, particularly difficult holiday. How to Make It Through Father's Day If It's Difficult...