I’m on vacation in Puerto Rico for two weeks. I’ve been looking forward to this respite from the East Coast and the grinding pressure of life in semi-post COVID for MONTHS. And now that I’m here, I have to put away the bad habits that prevent meaningful experience. We got off to a bumpy start …
In mid-December, when my “seasonal stress” looked a lot like clinical anxiety, I found a task force. Christmas was nearing and I’d been trying–not very successfully–to soothe myself with spiritual reflection. The biblical story would soon tell of the Magi, opening their treasure chests to give gold, frankincense, and myrrh to an infant in a …
It Takes a Task Force by Elsie Ramsey and Louisa Farr Read More »
New York City has a bad a** reputation. Those of us who came of age in the 90s have been known to substitute “Crooklyn” for Brooklyn. We hold Cardi B in the highest regard for identifying as a “Bronx B**tch”. Grit is all of New York’s shared experience–the social glue that transcends class, ethnicity, and …
I was recently made aware that therapists are blowing up on the video sharing platform, TikToky. I easily located a top 10 list of the most influential clinician’s accounts in Cosmopolitan’s July 2020 issue and urge you to take a look for yourself. Sure, the players have likely shifted in the last year but the rankings …
TikTok Becomes a Mental Health Hub by Elsie Ramsey Read More »
I want us to share our stories. I’m offering up mine in the hope that you’ll feel moved to share yours. I’m not a clinician and I don’t have the answers. But in the 20 plus years I’ve been dealing with the “black dog”, I have some hard-earned wisdom about what works for me. These …
Anti-Racism Resources For White People: Compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein in May 2020, found via a tweet by Brittany Packnett. Shareable Anti-Racism Resources Guide: by Tasha K. Ryals. Who Gets To Be Afraid In America, by Ibram X. Kendi (see his bio below this article) Above are anti-racism resources for white folks, …
In New York and elsewhere in the States, we’re starting to close down. A hush falls. A new place emerges. Memories come back of emergencies large and less so: 9/11, the 2003 blackout, Super Storm Sandy. The standard rules of engagement are off. We enter into more creative and intimate encounters–less transactional; more substantive. “How …
Crisis and Collective Vulnerability by Elsie Ramsey Read More »
Although there have been shifts and tides since the onset of the #Metoo movement, it remains deeply pertinent and personal to so many of us, triggering memories of our own sexual traumas, causing us to speak to the interiority of our experiences and band together like never before. It is no surprise that the movement …
Trauma, Victims And Patriarchy After #MeToo by Hina Ahmed Read More »
I’ve grown to intensely dislike shopping. Both in New York City and in Austin. Malls here in Texas are so soulless they make me want to give up on life. Ok, that’s a bit of hyperbole but I’m trying to make a point. What makes it so depressing for me? I’ve thought a lot about …
Why Consumer Culture Is Depressing by Elsie Ramsey Read More »
A good friend of mine recently asked me to write a piece on the way that depression has impacted my life for a friend’s blog. Through the process of thinking about it, I have come to realize that the psychological illnesses that I have incurred over the years must be situated within a body that …
Psychological Impact of the Trump Era by Hina Ahmed Read More »
