By: Sarah Cummings, ADT Valentine’s Day. For being a holiday all about love, it definitely brings out some of the strongest love/hate reactions from most of us. Being in recovery myself, I’ve learned that Valentine’s Day can be either a … Continued

By: Julia Mason, LMSW Like we talked about last October, the Satanic Panic in the 1980s wasn’t just horrific because of the innocent caretakers sent to prison or the undue stress put upon children pressured into making false accusations. It … Continued

By: Brian Warner In a 1979 episode of 60 Minutes, Dan Rather hosted a segment on a strange new source of interest in the healthcare field: It may’ve been new to Dan, but mental wellness, a word you’re now much … Continued

By: Brian Warner In the 1880s, Sigmund Freud was still a young neurologist in Vienna using the cutting edge but controversial practice of hypnosis. When he started working with the Swiss noblewoman, Fanny Moser, though, she resisted every effort he … Continued

By: Aubrey Brown, LMSW Aubrey Brown, LMSW, primarily works with clients ages 9 – 18 on issues like depression, anxiety, ADHD, interpersonal relationships, and grief. All of those can be tricky things to live with at any time of the … Continued

By: Brian Warner In her review of the 2019 remake of Child’s Play, Ruth Eshuis writes that it is a story built on wicked foundations and may only be enjoyable to those who take pleasure in evil . . . … Continued

By: Brian Warner In the 1980s, fear and panic swept across the U.S. as more and more news reports came out about satanic rituals being performed in seemingly safe neighborhoods. In what became known as the “Satanic Panic,” horrifying, unthinkable … Continued

By: Brian Warner Since it was first identified in Denmark more than 60 years ago, monkeypox has almost exclusively impacted people across central and west Africa. Because of unequal access to global vaccine stockpiles, it’s a virus that’s been mostly … Continued

If you are thinking about harming yourself or attempting suicide, tell someone who can help right away. Call 911 for emergency services, go to the nearest hospital emergency room, or call or text 988 to connect with the 988 Suicide … Continued

By: Mike Shulman, LCSW-C When you’re a kid and see things every day, they don’t become normal – they are normal. It seems that sometimes in Baltimore City, what others may view as tragic, we see as sad, yes, but … Continued