Originally published on Harvard T.H. Chan on November 17, 2015 By Karen Feldscher. Karestan Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology at Harvard Chan School, is an expert on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychological reaction that occurs after a high-stress event and includes symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and flashbacks. Here, Koenen…
November 18th marks the release of a new parenting book determined to start a conversation that will change the lives of millions of Americans. One-third of American children experience childhood abuse, and yet the question is never asked: what happens when those children grow up and have families of their…
Originally published on Blog.SivanaSpirit.com By Matt Caron Karma Karma is one of the oldest religious/spiritual concepts in the world. Long before Christianity or Judaism, the concept of karma was widely accepted in the east. And why not? It makes sense. The belief that past actions influence fate in the present day seems…
Originally published in the Boston Globe on October 30, 2015 By Meredith Goldstein. From left: Rachel McAdams, Michael Keaton, and director Tom McCarthy on the “Spotlight” set. On Jan. 6, 2002, The Boston Globe published a story by its investigative Spotlight team revealing that the Catholic Church knew about sexual…
