By Dr. Panicha McGuire, LMFT, RPT™ Here’s why I would NEVER call the police for any mental health crisis. Ever. Every year, hundreds of people in the U.S. are killed by police while experiencing a mental health crisis. Many are BIPOC, neurodivergent, disabled, or otherwise marginalized. They needed care. They got force. These aren’t isolatedContinue reading “Mental Health Crises Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence: Police-Free Support Options and the Lives We’ve Lost”
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Too American for My Heritage, Too Foreign for America
What happens when you grow up between two cultures and never fully belong to either? As a 1.5 generation Southeast Asian immigrant, I came to the United States as a child. I was young enough to adapt, but old enough to remember what I left behind. My identity has always lived in the space between.
Understanding Doomscrolling: A Guide for the Neurodivergent
In today’s hyper-connected digital age, it can feel like the world is on fire every time we open our phones or computers. Breaking news. Politically charged updates. Disheartening reports of yet another injustice. For many of us, “doomscrolling”, the compulsion to keep scrolling through one distressing headline after another, has become an entrenched habit. ButContinue reading “Understanding Doomscrolling: A Guide for the Neurodivergent”