Ellyn Kaschak

Mental health and illness in traumatic times More and more, the popular media are often transforming societal issues and wounds into individual problems. Every time someone shoots up a school, threatens or attacks a public figure, the public voices shout,…

The struggles of our times: women’s and LGBTQIA+ rights, and even the danger to free speech and thought Most of us are familiar, if only from early school days, with the historic clash between the Church and Science, the Pope…

Women’s rights are human rights Dare we even raise the issue of women’s rights today? Both the political left and right answer with a resounding “No.” Are their reasons for this response so different from each other? I answer this…

Say the wrong word and you are vanished For thirty-five years, I was professor of Psychology at a large, public university. I taught generations of students, worked with scores of academic colleagues and was deeply committed to the mission of…

We are denying the next generation the truth, the complexity of life, the beauty of the gifts of the earth When I was young enough to be a member of the “next generation,” I gave little thought to those who…

Speaking of women’s rights I dare to speak of women’s rights today. I anticipate no plaudits, neither applause nor hearty agreement. I anticipate no joy at the realization that there is a feminist at work here. I am accustomed instead,…

Truth is now hate Today in the non-United States, we are witnessing the erasure of all our most important values and principles. It feels shocking. It feels frightening. And it feels chaotic. The foundation is crumbling. It is hard to…

We must always continue to hope It is the time of the year to take stock, to look back at the previous year and forward to the year to come, ideally with hope and optimism. Sadly today I can only…

Stress is a small word for the contemporary terror In the Age of Terrorism, there certainly is an abundance of terror. I feel it everywhere-around me, in front of me and, yes, right inside of me. Call it anxiety or…

A Personal Perspective: How does psychology deal with cultural problems? Yesterday there was a serious societal crisis. Today there is another one. And tomorrow? Are they connected or separate? Climate change. Covid virus. Civil rights. Women’s rights. Domestic violence. Street…