Time to Take a Break!

I have written on several occasions about how taking time off from work benefits our mental health. So, in the spirit of “practice what you […]

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All Too Well

Fair warning: you do not want me on your Jeopardy team if one of the categories is pop culture. But when it comes to Taylor […]

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Summer Reading 2023

Our Columbia-WHO Center for Global Mental Health faculty and senior staff had a celebration lunch this week for one of our senior staff members heading […]

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The Dining Room Table

Over the recent holiday weekend, four generations of my family – from 9 months+ to 91 years+ – came together. we had time together to […]

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July 4th for Mental Health

A familiar hush has already descended over New York City. The Friday before a holiday often becomes part of the long weekend. As I ran […]

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June is PRIDE Month

June is PRIDE month. Pride is defined as having “feelings of deep pleasure and satisfaction derived from  qualities that are widely admired; consciousness of one’s […]

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Language Matters

A loyal reader of Five of Friday recently wrote to me with some feedback. She kindly started with a compliment and then expressed her concern […]

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