The Digital Afterlife: Grieving in the Age of AI and Social Media
AI trained on a dead person's texts can now hold a conversation in their voice. For some it feels like a lifeline. Clinically, it carries real risk and this post looks at where continuing bonds end and a more troubling form of denial begins.
The Fresh Start Fallacy: How New Year’s Resolutions Adversely Affect our Mental Health
The new year arrives with a temporary high and a set of goals designed to fail. When January's reality meets an unrealistic timeline, most people read the setback as a character flaw rather than a logistical one and a cycle of self-criticism begins.
Children and Funerals
Parents often worry that a funeral will be too much for a child. What frequently happens instead is that children who are excluded feel confused and resentful. There is no universal rule, but there is a good way to make the decision together.