GLP-1 Agonists Decreasing Weight and Improving Mood
Having watched many patients struggle with maintaining a healthy weight over the years, I’m excited to have a medication as effective as tirzepatide in the tool box.
Books for Your Focus
Concern for attention and focus frequently bring people to Psychiatric care. Fortunately, you don’t need an official diagnosis of ADHD to work on improving focus, concentration, organization and memory. Here are 3 of my favorite books on the subject.
Insomnia
Insomnia is one of the most frequent concerns I hear about from my patients. Unfortunately, the medications for insomnia have many side effects such as problems with thinking, memory and increased risk for falls. This makes treating insomnia in older people especially challenging.
Why All the Fuss About TMS Lately?
One year prior to starting my practice, a group of Canadian researchers in Toronto had published an article that shook the TMS world. They found intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS), to be of equivalent efficacy to TMS (1). Why was this so important? Because iTBS takes 3 minutes per treatment versus 19 minutes for TMS.
Can we talk?
We all make mistakes. Learning how to heal relationships is one of the most important skills we need to learn for living in harmony with ourselves and the people close to us. Being able to offer and accept forgiveness, talk about difficult issues, and hold a safe space for each other can fundamentally change how we move through life.