A young woman who is battling against social media giants took the stand Thursday to testify about her experience using the platforms as she was growing up, saying…
Read more “I wanted to be on it all the time,” plaintiff says in landmark social media addiction trialGrowing up, food was never neutral. It was moralized, restricted, praised, shamed, and sometimes used as punishment long before I had words for it. By age 8, I…
Read more “Dopamine, Not Discipline: The ADHD–Eating Disorder Link I Was Missing”Growing up, my best friend was my grandfather, who was always smiling and happy. He was a candy-maker, and some of my best memories are of making fudge…
Read more Why I See Depression As A Symptom—Not A DiagnosisBy Deanna Neff HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Feb. 12, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Your smartwatch might soon do more than just count your steps or check your heart rate: It…
Read more Smartwatches May Soon Predict a Depression RelapseHow can you get a perfect diet score? How do you rate the quality of people’s diets? Well, “what could be more nutrient-dense than a vegetarian diet?” Indeed,…
Read more Keeping Better Score of Your Diet | NutritionFacts.orgRaising not one, but two children with ADHD should be easy for me. I’m a special education teacher and I have ADHD myself. I also have a deep…
Read more “I’m a Special Ed Teacher with ADHD — and Parenting My Neurodivergent Kids Is Still Hard!”Stay informed with trusted information, resources, and support delivered straight to your inbox. Choose the newsletters that interest you most. It appears JavaScript is disabled in your browser.…
Read more “5 ADHD Traits That Fueled (Not Hindered) My Growth”NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For the first time, Americans with depression will soon be able to use a prescription brain-stimulation device at home. The…
Read more FDA clears first at-home brain device for depressionA wave of intense shame pours over me as a familiar thought enters my head: What in the name of God am I doing with my life? And…
Read more “I Felt Like I Wasn’t Accessing My Potential.”Weight regain after bariatric surgery can have devastating psychological effects. How Sustainable Is the Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery? I explore that issue in my video of the…
Read more The Hidden Costs of Bariatric Surgery | NutritionFacts.orgHighly sensitive people (HSPs) make up roughly 30% of the population, experiencing relatively stronger emotions and responses to internal and external stimuli. As you might imagine, it’s not…
Read more Study: Highly Sensitive People More Prone To Mental Health IssuesEvery January, the world sharpens its pencils and declares: Be more consistent.Follow through.Set firmer boundaries.Stick to the plan. But if you are raising a child with ADHD, as…
Read more “I Am No Longer Resolving to Fix My Child”It’s no secret that meditation has a ton of benefits, from improving sleep quality to helping you feel more calm and centered. But according to new research published…
Read more Meditation Could Improve Memory & Emotional Regulation, Study FindsSome mornings, I can tell before he even speaks. The air feels charged, as if the world inside his head has woken early. My son moves fast, talks…
Read more “Raising My ADHD Child Taught Me I Was Never Broken”Did you know that you can timebox and even postpone your worry? I don’t need to tell you that anxiety has a way of hijacking the ADHD brain’s…
Read more “Can’t Stop Worrying? Just Schedule It for Later”(CNN) — The holidays are here, which means you’re probably thinking about gifts — what to buy, whom to give to and how much to spend. Gift-giving is often…
Read more Does science agree it’s better to give than receive? A doctor explainsShame — that deep sense of inadequacy and unworthiness — has the unique ability to travel across time, informing our present and our future. While the work of…
Read more “How Rewriting the Past Can Help You Overcome ADHD Shame”Lacy was an outgoing, fun nine-year-old. Then, one night, everything changed. She became a shell of herself. Her mother, Crystal, 30, from Illinois, told Newsweek she can only…
Read more Girl, 9, becomes different person overnight, then comes rare diagnosisAlmost without exception, parents tell me the same story: Meltdowns, yelling, and door-slamming the moment their teen is forced to quit their video game, log off TikTok, or…
Read more “7 Ways to Parent in the Age of Brain Rot”The following is a personal essay that reflects the opinion of its author. December 10, 2025 As a director of disability services in higher education, I am deeply…
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