Runs in the Family

Anxiety

Does Anxiety Impact Body Dysmorphia? Absolutely

Caroline Leavitt on June 23, 2021

If you can calm your anxiety, your sense of yourself will calm, too.

If you can calm your anxiety, your sense of yourself will calm, too.

Law and Crime

The Folly and Exhaustion of "Everyone Has to Like Me"

Caroline Leavitt on May 30, 2021

Why do people seek approval from others when it is exhausting and limits our capacity to accept ourselves?

Why do people seek approval from others when it is exhausting and limits our capacity to accept ourselves?

Happiness

Is Being Happy All the Time Really the Goal?

Caroline Leavitt on April 30, 2021

Of course everyone wants to be happy. But don't forget the lessons that sorrow can teach you.

Of course everyone wants to be happy. But don't forget the lessons that sorrow can teach you.

Anger

Silence Is More Complicated Than You Think

Caroline Leavitt on April 12, 2021

I was silenced as a child and it cost me. But now, test-driving speaking out has opened a whole new world.

I was silenced as a child and it cost me. But now, test-driving speaking out has opened a whole new world.

Marriage

Now, to My Shock, Home Is Where the House Is

Caroline Leavitt on April 6, 2021

Why I had to tear down my ideas about my home experience growing up in order to love domesticity later

Why I had to tear down my ideas about my home experience growing up in order to love domesticity later

Divorce

The Potential Ruin of Risk—and the Reward of Growth

Caroline Leavitt on March 30, 2021

Finding meaning in the seeming wreckage of a life.

Finding meaning in the seeming wreckage of a life.

Dreaming

In a Coma, I Dreamed a Whole Other Life—I'm Still Dreaming It

Caroline Leavitt on March 5, 2021

Do your dreams seem disturbingly real? Join the club.

Do your dreams seem disturbingly real? Join the club.

President Donald Trump

Why Do We Want and Need to Protest?

Caroline Leavitt on February 11, 2021

Protesting isn't just an American right. It's an American necessity.

Protesting isn't just an American right. It's an American necessity.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

Racing Against the Coronavirus

Caroline Leavitt on February 2, 2021

In the pandemic, running helps Zibby Owens keep sane and hopeful.

In the pandemic, running helps Zibby Owens keep sane and hopeful.

Anxiety

Has the Pandemic Taken Away Our Social Skills?

Caroline Leavitt on January 24, 2021

I was an introvert who became an extrovert, and then the pandemic hit and I became an introvert again. Will I remember how to be outgoing when this is over? How to socialize?

I was an introvert who became an extrovert, and then the pandemic hit and I became an introvert again. Will I remember how to be outgoing when this is over? How to socialize?

Psychiatry

Oh My God, Am I Going to Be Like My Mother?

Caroline Leavitt on January 5, 2021

Disinheriting madness and other traits.

Disinheriting madness and other traits.

Anxiety

Sylvia True Talks About the Heritage of Madness

Caroline Leavitt on December 25, 2020

Just because a family looks happy on the outside does not mean that it really is.

Just because a family looks happy on the outside does not mean that it really is.

Grief

Why Doing Anything Is Okay When You Are Grieving

Caroline Leavitt on December 16, 2020

Are the holidays making your grieving worse? Mine, too. So I tried something irrational to feel better, and it worked.

Are the holidays making your grieving worse? Mine, too. So I tried something irrational to feel better, and it worked.

Creativity

How Your Health and the Pandemic Shapes Your Creativity

Caroline Leavitt on December 7, 2020

Can creativity bloom during the pandemic?

Can creativity bloom during the pandemic?

Relationships

Dear Sister Who Now Hates Me

Caroline Leavitt on November 8, 2020

I worshipped my sister growing up and wanted to be her. So why does she now despise me and think I've stolen her life?

I worshipped my sister growing up and wanted to be her. So why does she now despise me and think I've stolen her life?

Friends

Whose Life Is It Anyway: Writing About Family Secrets

Caroline Leavitt on October 25, 2020

Whose life is it anyway? When, how and why it is okay to write about family secrets.

Whose life is it anyway? When, how and why it is okay to write about family secrets.

Friends

I Was Bullied on a Community Message Board

Caroline Leavitt on October 6, 2020

I was bullied on a message board, but it had nothing to do with cancel culture: it had to do with a city.

I was bullied on a message board, but it had nothing to do with cancel culture: it had to do with a city.

Friends

"When I Was 14, I Did Something Terrible"

Caroline Leavitt on September 18, 2020

How can I stop being haunted for something terrible I did in my past?

How can I stop being haunted for something terrible I did in my past?

Coronavirus Disease 2019

'Alone Together' Anthology Brings Us Together in COVID-19

Caroline Leavitt on September 1, 2020

"Alone Together" gathers diverse voices to bring us together during COVID-19, with proceeds benefiting the Book Industry Charitable Foundation.

"Alone Together" gathers diverse voices to bring us together during COVID-19, with proceeds benefiting the Book Industry Charitable Foundation.

Career

What Does Fame Have to Do With Family?

Caroline Leavitt on August 17, 2020

Do you really care about fame? Or is there something deeper going on that began with your family.

Do you really care about fame? Or is there something deeper going on that began with your family.