Bryn Evans

Dementia is a frightening word. It conjures the thought of our mental processes breaking down and the complete loss of everything we know. Although Alexander Pope wrote of the “eternal sunshine of the spotless mind,” for many people suffering from neurodegenerative diseases and for their caregivers, the diagnosis brings profound fear of a loss of…

All psychiatric diagnoses have their socio-historical moments (currently in vogue: ADHD), but the two that most of us face at some point in our lives are depression and anxiety. As a therapist, I often discuss the latter as a response to other emotions — like anger and sadness — that have difficulty finding expression. Or as David…