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HIV-positive people who inject drugs (PWID) face profound barriers to healthcare, largely due to the intersectional stigma associated with both their substance use and HIV status. This stigma is not just a societal issue; it has real, damaging effects on individuals’ health outcomes, often preventing them from accessing necessary care. In response to this pressing issue, a…
If you saw his Ted talk, you may already be familiar with Princeton psychologist Daniel Kahneman’s research on happiness. Dr. Kahneman and a group of researchers surveyed people across income brackets in a national sample on their overall happiness. Those who made $90,000 reported being twice as happy as those who made $20,000. However, an…
Have you ever had the experience of learning the ending of a book, movie, or TV show that you had really wanted to read/watch and saying to yourself, “AARGH—it’s ruined for me!”? In college, I tried to be very careful about reading the introductions to classic literature. I found out the hard way that the…
“If we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities that we all have…it is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.” – Aimee Mullins As a therapist, I sit face to face every day with people’s suffering….
If you live in a major city you have probably encountered a person who is dressed strangely, mumbling to himself, not making eye contact, and perhaps pacing back and forth or engaging in some other repetitive behavior. You may have sighed and felt a twinge of sympathy mixed with a sense of resignation, “this person…
