Dec 2020
“No one will escape this pandemic unscathed — not even those who managed to get anything good out of this isolation period, who reviewed their priorities, who did not catch the virus, who did not lose anyone, who did not lose their jobs. This trauma must be worked through individually and collectively, and it may take a generation for us to feel safe again.”
Oct 2020
Author Andrew Solomon and school counselor Amanda Jo Bustamante discuss the psychological effects — fear, anxiety and social isolation — of the COVID-19 pandemic on children.
Sep 2020
“Privileged Americans have achieved greater acceptance for a range of identities, from deafness to autism to transgender, but there’s a large underclass. And the idea that somehow justice will trickle down is naive.”
Sep 2020
“We can endure such terrible pain and trauma, yet we are still willing to help others generously.”
Sep 2020
Andrew Solomon joins Derrick Hull, Talkspace’s VP of Clinical Research and Development, for a discussion of scientific research on depression and how it fits into the broader systemic way in which we approach mental illness.
Jul 2020
I think a lot of people are feeling terrible isolation in the sense that whatever they’re struggling with is unacknowledged.
Jul 2020
Andrew Solomon and Alex Halberstadt discuss whether creative genius is partly a function of timing, its uneasy relationship to race and gender, and Solomon’s contention that “genius reflects the ability to add something of value to human consciousness.”
Jun 2020
“É racional a sensação de que estamos vivendo tempos muito estranhos, que não poder sair de casa e encontrar pessoas é muito ruim e triste. Mas a sensação de que toda a sua vida desapareceu e nunca mais vai voltar ao normal é provavelmente fruto de uma depressão.”
Jun 2020
Andrew Solomon and Beyond Well host Sheila Hamilton discuss the COVID-19-induced epidemic of depression, anxiety, loneliness, job insecurity, and fears for the future.
Jun 2020
Andrew Solomon joins The Reaction Podcast host Alastair Benn for a discussion about the impact of the coronavirus on mental health.
