“Linda isn’t depressed, and her life seems a lot worse than mine. So.... why me?” Sound familiar? This is a kind of thinking that hurts us in the long run. While failing to explain our difficulties, we simultaneously produce feelings of guilt or shame about our emotions by comparing ourselves to others. Yet, we may be so devoted to proving that we are not “crazy” that we often search for concrete justification for emotional problems. This helps displace blame, relieve guilt o

It seems that over the past few months, the media has been flooded with stories of violent tragedies. From the Newtown shootings in December to the Boston marathon bombing in April, news of violence has been difficult to avoid. As adults, many of us have sadly become accustomed to this type of occurrence and have developed our own methods for coping with such tragedies. But what about our children? How much should we tell them? And how can we help them cope? Because of the wi