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A group of UC Berkeley students did a 9-week digital detox… and the results were striking. Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Sahar Yousef (UC Berkeley Haas) found that participants experienced less anxiety, less depression, and more mindfulness. Some students said they suddenly started noticing all the positive things in their real life once the constant scrolling stopped. Dr. Yousef also raised a concern, noting that heavy daily tech habits may be linked to brain changes: “We’re actually seeing brain atrophy… degradation of certain brain areas related to self-awareness [and] cognitive control.” (Note: This is an emerging area of research — more long-term studies are needed.) This feels very relatable. The longer I step away from endless scrolling, the clearer and calmer my mind seems to get. Our digital habits have become so automatic that we rarely stop to consider their impact on mental health and focus. Have you ever tried even a short digital detox? What difference (if any) did you notice?

Trauma isn't stored in your memories. It's stored in your body. That's why PTSD triggers aren't always thoughts — they're a smell, a sound, a posture. The body replays what the mind can't process. Healing PTSD means treating the nervous system, not just the narrative. #ptsd

Depression doesn’t look the same for everyone—and treatment shouldn’t either. Psychologists like Dr. Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces are working to better understand these differences so care can be more personalized. Learn more: at.apa.org/fb3278

Med News: A major meta-analysis has found that digital media use, particularly social media, is consistently linked to worse youth mental health and development. ja.ma/4em0cqe

ADHD doesn’t just affect one partner — it shapes the entire relationship dynamic. Read more about ADHD in marriage on our blog: justmind.org/adhd-in-marria… #JustMind #ADHDAwareness #RelationshipHealth #MentalHealthEducation

PTSD isn't just a military thing. Car accidents. Childhood neglect. Medical trauma. Abusive relationships. Losing someone suddenly. Anything that overwhelms the nervous system's ability to cope can cause it. Most people with PTSD have never been near a battlefield. #ptsd

Healing doesn’t move in a straight line. Some days feel lighter, others feel heavy again—but that doesn’t mean you’re back at the beginning. Setbacks are part of progress. You’re still moving forward, even when it doesn’t feel like it. #JustMindMind #JustMind #EmotionalHealth

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Leila is also a published author and focused on intergenerational trauma. Read her book Gated Grief.

Meet Leila Levinson, LCSW Leila supports adults, children & families through anxiety, trauma, grief & life transitions using attachment-based, trauma-informed, and creative approaches like EMDR and expressive arts. 📍 North & South Austin | Telehealth

The hardest part of ADHD isn't finishing things. It's starting them. Task initiation dysfunction means the brain can't bridge the gap between "I need to do this" & actually doing it — even when you want to. It looks like procrastination. It feels like paralysis. #mentalhealth

ADHD doesn't just affect the person who has it. Partners can feel ignored, deprioritized & alone while the person with ADHD feels constantly criticized & misunderstood. Neither is wrong. Both suffer. It's not a character issue. It's a communication gap that therapy help #adhd

A lot of kids with ADHD were labeled "gifted" first. Smart enough to mask the symptoms. Capable enough to coast. Then the structure disappeared — college, career, adulthood — and the wheels came off. High IQ doesn't protect you from ADHD. It just delays the reckoning. #adhd

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We’re starting our month-long observance with a reminder about the importance of prioritizing mental health from APA President Dr. Wendi Williams.

Meditation isn’t about sitting still for hours. As Dr. Richard Davidson explains, just one or two minutes of awareness is enough. Listen to the full conversation: at.apa.org/qf1

Around one in 15 women globally experience major depressive disorder in the year after childbirth, study suggests in The Lancet Psychiatry. Explore the research ➡️ spkl.io/6019AAucd

ADHD burnout is real & it looks different from regular burnout. Years of overcompensating, masking & white-knuckling through life catches up. The result: complete mental, emotional & physical shutdown. It's not laziness. It's a nervous system that finally is out of workarounds

The preponderance of the evidence gets ever more preponderant: here's a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies, in JAMA. Important finding for setting 16 as the age minimum:

Most people haven't heard of RSD. Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria affects up to 99% of adults with ADHD — causing intense emotional pain triggered by perceived rejection or criticism. It shapes careers, relationships & self-worth. And it's barely talked about. #adhd

Transdiagnostic CBT: meta-analysis hints at promise for treatment of emotional disorders journals.lww.com/hrpjournal/ful…

Depression affects approximately a quarter of a billion people globally, of all ages and from all walks of life. A new Seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the epidemiology, diagnosis, & management of depression in adults: spkl.io/6019AAkWd