We’re living in challenging times. The environment, political polarization, the online world, social injustice - all are factors in the mental health...

I’ve been thinking about the state of our city a lot these days. Toronto has always been a very safe place to live. It used to be called, "Toronto the...

The topic of anger comes up fairly often in my psychiatry practice. Recently, I saw the movie, Turning Red, and I started thinking about the different...

People tend to tell us things or ask questions based on their own experiences and biases. These remarks might seem perfectly reasonable and benign to...

As Valentines Day approaches, you should seriously consider the dark side of love-bombing. If a potential new partner comes along and tries to shower...

The only thing that anti-Asian sentiment does is to cause harm to individual Asian people like me. Hatred did not cure AIDS and it won’t cure COVID.

Monday, January 16th, is known around the world as “Blue Monday.” It’s supposed to be the saddest day of the year. With the shape of things these days...

When people end their relationship in January it's because they're thinking about the future.

Now that holiday parties are happening, difficult conversations with relatives are inevitable during holiday get-togethers. Here are some strategies t...

For those of us who associate the holidays with loss, it doesn’t mean that the season has to be ruined.

Too many people are being lost to suicide. We’ve got to bring this conversation to the forefront, right now. It’s the least we can do to honour tWitch...

What is shaming? It's making the other person feel bad about themselves; feeling not good enough, not as good as the rest of us, somehow lacking in va...