Dear President Trump, Yesterday when I saw that Melania’s Egg Roll on the White House lawn was scheduled for today, I immediately thought it was so you all could have one more day down at Mar-a-lago. Fortunately before blasting you for shirking I looked up the date for the last one the Obamas hosted and … Continue reading We are most certainly not in tippy-top shape
Mental Health
What is wrong with you?
Dear President Trump, What is wrong with you? Seriously, I really want to know. Psychologists, like psychiatrists, aren’t supposed to diagnose people we don’t actually assess in-person so I will refrain from saying you have any particular diagnosis or diagnoses. However, I think it’s completely fair to use observed behaviors and see how they may … Continue reading What is wrong with you?
Tender truths
Dear President Trump, I thought for sure I’d written to you about confirmation bias before, but I just did a quick search of my running letters document and I couldn’t find the term. It’s an important idea to understand so I’ve been remiss. Essentially it is how we tend to preferentially pick out things in … Continue reading Tender truths
Mental health and masculinity
Dear President Trump, We have posters all over the VA that say “It takes the courage and strength of a warrior to ask for help….” Some have a silhouette of a single solider with his head in his hands and others have a male hand reaching down from a military vehicle to help another male … Continue reading Mental health and masculinity
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