Lasting Effects of High School

Traditionally mental health professionals focus on our childhood and it's impact on our present. But now social scientists are beginning to look at how our experience in adolescence has a long lasting effect on the adults we become. There's nothing benign about putting hundreds or thousands of teenagers in one building with nothing common except their age.

Jennifer Senior writes a very interesting article in New York Magazine titled, "Why You Truly Never Leave High School." It's a terrific read.

What good Can It (Psychotherapy) Do?

The personal benefits of psychotherapy are usually difficult to put into words. New brain imaging and neuroscience can demonstrate how talking to a therapist can make profound differences in our mood, however, this too is hard to grasp when we just feel overwhelmed, stressed and/or sad. Psychotherapist May Benatar does a good job at explaining the benefits of therapy in her Huffington Post Blog.