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Personal Story 03.21.2022

OCD Took My Life Away at the Age of 8

I’m now 16 years old, currently in Italy, and have been living with OCD and the fear of throwing up for so long that I don’t even remember how my life was without it.

Personal Story 03.15.2022

Self Care - A Depression Awareness Art and Social Project

Blog post 03.15.2022

Mind the Gap: Worsening Black Maternal Mental Health Outcomes During the Pandemic

Pregnancy and childbirth can be a joyous time in a woman’s life but can also be a challenging one. Besides the physical changes that occur during pregnancy and postpartum, about 20% of women may experience mental health challenges.

Johanna Kaplan, PhD

Dr. Johanna Kaplan is the director of the Washington Anxiety Center of Capitol Hill. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware. She is also a PSYPact provider. She earned her Ph.D.

Clinical Trial 03.14.2022

The Genetics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Latin Americans

Description of Study

Baylor College of Medicine and the University of North Carolina would like to present the Latin American Trans-Ancestry Initiative for OCD Genomics, or LATINO. Led by Drs.

Principal Investigator

Eric Storch, PhD, and James Crowley, PhD

Janina Scarlet, PhD

Dr. Janina Scarlet is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, author, TEDx speaker, and a full-time geek. A Ukrainian-born refugee, she survived Chernobyl radiation and persecution.

Lediya Dumessa, PhD

Dr. Lediya Dumessa earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Mississippi State University, her M.A in Clinical Psychology from Western Carolina University, and her B.A. in Psychology from University of Tennessee.

Webinar 03.14.2022

Superhero Therapy: Combining Evidence-Based Therapy with Pop Culture Narratives to Help Clients Heal

This webinar focuses on how we can help clients learn to manage their feelings of loneliness and cultivate meaningful interpersonal connections, using fiction and narrative writing exercises as vehicles for fostering connection and posttraumatic growth.

Tamar Parmet

Tamar graduated from Brandeis University in 2017 with a background in behavioral neuroscience research. After graduating, Tamar worked on several translational research studies examining the various underpinnings of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Blog post 03.14.2022

Six Ways to Motivate Yourself to Move When You’re Feeling Down

Evidence-based research has consistently found that physical activity can improve emotional wellbeing and alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Ifrah Sheikh, MSc, MA

Ifrah Sheikh, MSc, MA, is a Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student at Georgia State University.

Blog post 03.11.2022

How Black Women are Harnessing the Power of Racial Identity in the Face of Racism

Our growing understanding of the relationship between racism and health has enormous implications broadly and in relation to minoritized women. Black and Brown womanhood often results in the exposure to multiple oppressive and traumatic experiences uniquely dependent on the intersection among racism, sexism, and violence.