May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and a common question is “how do I know that I or someone I care about needs to see a mental health care?” This is a great time to learn some signs that may indicate that you need to seek mental health care and to take time to improve your mental health. Here are some things to look out for. You are unable to do your work The magic word is impairment. How much is how you are [...]
Hi! It’s Dr. Ericka here, your Double Board-Certified Psychiatrist and Podcast Host of Better with Dr. Ericka. I’m passionate about helping you be better, do better, and live better. I recently took a staycation, and I remember a friend asking me why. Let me first admit that this is my first every staycation. I have been off from work and stayed home over the weekend, but this was different. First this time off and plan was intentional. It wasn’t me calling being at [...]
Happy Thanksgiving! It’s Dr. Ericka here, your Double Board-Certified Psychiatrist and podcast host of Better with Dr. Ericka. I’m passionate about helping you be better, do better, and live better. According to the History Channel website, “In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.” Due to the insane amount of racial injustice, genocide, and oppression against the Native American population by colonizers, I choose not [...]
Hi! It’s Dr. Ericka here, your Double Board-Certified Psychiatrist and podcast host of Better with Dr. Ericka. I’m passionate about helping you be better, do better, and live better. I was recently in Martha’s Vineyard, and a friend identified their primary identity as a father. They were hanging at their Vineyard taking their daughter everywhere, and she was so sweet and obviously adored her daddy. This made me reflect on my relationship with my own father. I am a certified daddy’s girl. Like, if [...]
I want to let you in on a secret. Are you ready? My secret is that I really listen to my intuition. My intuition is how I became a a psychiatrist. Have you heard the story? I woke up one morning before having done any clinical rotations with an epiphany that I was going to be a child psychiatrist after believing I was going to be a pediatrician since the age of 3. I have learned over the years that when I quiet my [...]
