What the Shreveport Tragedy Reveals About Untreated Trauma in Men
In April 2026, a man in Shreveport, Louisiana shot his wife and killed their seven children. Eight children are dead. A woman is fighting for her life. The details are almost incomprehensible. But as a clinician, I know this is not incomprehensible. It is what untreated trauma and unchecked deterioration looks like at its most catastrophic. And we have to be willing to say that clearly.
The Superwoman Schema Is Not a Compliment
There is a specific kind of exhaustion that comes from being told your whole life that you are strong. Not as an observation, as an expectation. The Superwoman Schema is one of the most well-documented psychological patterns affecting Black women, and one of the least talked about honestly. Here is what I see in my clinical work and why strength, when it becomes an obligation, stops being a gift.
Perspectives on Mental Health, Culture, and the Weight of an Examined Life
Real talk on burnout, grief, identity, and what it means to carry a lot — from a clinician who has carried some of it herself.