Suzannah Weiss

When Joey DeRusha was seven, he saw “a large disc-shaped flying saucer with red and blue spinning lights” outside his bedroom window. “I stared at it for somewhere between 10 and 30 seconds,” the Los Angeles-based artist and musician recalls. “Then,…

CJ Hardin, a 40-year-old avionics manager and aircraft mechanic in Charleston, SC, developed PTSD after serving in the military. This qualified him to participate in a study several years ago by the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic…

The days when psychedelics were the subject of D.A.R.E class warnings are officially ancient history. In 2019, we understand that hallucinogenic drugs are complex, nuanced, and under the right circumstances, can even treat depression, anxiety, and…

Sophie Saint Thomas, a 31-year-old writer in Brooklyn, developed PTSD and depression after a series of traumatic incidents in her life. Typical medications didn’t make a significant difference in her mental health, so her psychiatrist recommended…

If you’re a single woman, chances are you’ve been asked at some point when you plan to “settle down,” get married, or have kids. The people making these comments often presume that the surefire formula to a happy life, especially for women, is made…

Ben*, 39, is no longer involved with his child's mother. Yet he has more than enough help raising his daughter — not only from his former partner, but also from the 16 other members of the wellness-focused group home that he runs. Ben is…

Remember that guy you called a sociopath when he ghosted you after three Tinder dates? He was an asshole, no doubt, but "sociopath" may not be the right word choice.   With 1% of the U.S. population fitting the diagnosis for antisocial personality…

"Sheldon Cooper is such a funny character... he's definitely on the spectrum, though." This is the Urban Dictionary example sentence for "on the spectrum," which is defined as "a phrase used to describe a person with social tics and/or awkwardness…

Back in January, Netflix's CEO Reed Hastings publicly condoned people sharing Netflix accounts, saying he considered it a "terrific marketing vehicle" for the website. What Hastings probably didn't realize, however, is the extent to which people are…