by Stephanie Schwartz, M.S. I fit the typical graduate student profile of being highly conscientious and motivated to succeed. While I generally view these as positive aspects of my personality, at times I feel anxiety about my constant desire to
by Mark Schiffman, M.S. There is a classic Saturday Night Live skit of the Gap girls at the mall where Chris Farley (playing a Gap girl) is stuffing David Spade’s (playing another Gap girl) French fries down his mouth. When David Spade
by Megan Sy, M.A., M.S. In the age of social media, there is passionate focus on creating the image of a picture perfect life. Instagram, in particular, is well-known for its filtered pictures and curated feeds. We are now learning
by Rosina Pzena, M.S. With just a week left until September, I feel pulled in two different directions. On one side, I’m thinking I need to get myself together and be productive in my last week of relative freedom, and
by Carly Mayer, M.S. Last week, my friend was late to dinner. She is my friend that is perpetually late and every time we go out, I kick myself for being on time. I sat at the table thinking about
By Raymond L. Moody, M.A. In graduate school there is pressure to obtain grant funding and publish research. Both of these require months to review the existing literature, collect data, analyze, and then write a compelling argument. Then, all of
By Johna Hansen, L.C.S.W. The other day I ordered some items online to pick up in the store. Upon arrival at the store I realized I needed my ID in order to pick up the items. Fortunately, this time I had
by Rosina Pzena, M.S. It’s summer, and that means for many of us when we open up social media and check our Facebook and Instagram feeds, they are plastered with photos of our friends enjoying fun day-trips and vacations. One
by Amanda Rosinski, M.A. The past few weeks of NYC summer have been exceptionally hot and humid, even full of many excessive heat warnings. I walk outside and immediately want to turn around and go back into my air conditioned apartment.
by Stephanie Schwartz, M.S. The past week has been quite busy for me. First, I traveled to Denver to present at the American Psychological Association convention. While I would have enjoyed staying for the entirety of the conference and exploring