Will Racism Alter the Election?


A recent issue of The Boston Globe included an article about Mahzarin Banaji, a Harvard professor who studies the psychology of bias. For two decades, Banaji has been a leading researcher into the nature of our implicit, unconscious biases. To…

New Study on Anxiety and Kids
An important new study was published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. It found that children with anxiety disorders improved substantially on a combination of Zoloft (a serotonin reuptake inhibitor that treats depression and anxiety) combined with…

Thanksgiving Love
I spend a lot of this time of year talking about the stresses of the holiday. How preparing can make you anxious, how family members can drive you nuts, how some will suffer depression around this time. But thanksgiving is…

Losing Sleep Over Money
A recent survey found that 90 percent of Americans are having trouble sleeping as a result of worrying about economic issues. People are worrying during the day too, but nothing quite stokes anxiety like lying down to relax with no…

Holiday Stress Test
Do you find yourself increasingly dreading the holidays? Do you find the shopping amongst hoards of desperate shoppers, the selecting of just the right gifts, the cooking of wonderful holiday treats and many get togethers of family and friends to…

Managing Holiday Expectations
This will no doubt be a very emotionally difficult holiday season, and most everyone will not be able to afford to buy whatever they did last year. Holidays are often felt as celebrations requiring plenty of food, decorations and…

What should I ask when considering a layaway plan?
Thinking about using a layaway plan? Be sure to ask questions about the terms and the refund policy. Visit the FAQ at USA.gov for more.

What is the history of National Native American Heritage Month?
November is National Native American Heritage Month. An observance of Native Americans’ contributions to the U.S. was first proposed in the early 1900s. Visit the FAQ at USA.gov to learn more.