Perfectly Hidden Depression and The Suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain
Their depression seemed almost perfectly hidden, the risk of ending their lives unrecognized....
Dr. Margaret Rutherford
10 Ways To Help Your Children With Infertility Issues
Tips to help with Infertility, which can be an exhausting and lonely journey....
Five Steps To Confront Perfectionism
Perfectionism can be a disease! Try these five things so you can begin to risk....begin to accept...begin to feel free....
The One Question You Can Ask to Stop Fighting With Your Partner
A lot of fights occur because we’ve taken too personally what our partner has done or said, not done or not said....
The Perfectly Hidden Depressed Person: Are You One?
People with Perfectly Hidden Depression feel trapped by their own secrets....
7 Things To Do When Your Marriage Has Gone Flat
Dr. Rutherford suggests these 7 steps to wake up your marriage again....
5 Remedies for Winter Depression
Is it just winter blues or are you feeling depressed? Here are strategies to deal with either diagnosis....
When Kids Don’t Come Home For The Holidays
The holidays can be a hard time for those who don't have family at home so here's what to focus on....
Health Over 50: The Silent Agony Of Staying Thin
For many women, being thin is worshipped like no other physical attribute....
How A Woman Feels Around Harvey Weinstein
I’ve never met Harvey Weinstein. Nor am I likely to do so in this lifetime.
If you haven’t heard his name in the last week, you’ve been under the aforesaid r...
Visiting Your Grown Child Once They’ve Left The Nest
Watching your kid create his own life...sometimes you have to just stand back because this is all good. ...
How To Find Meaning In Friendships That End
Over years and after a couple of angry, pleading phone calls, I slowly emotionally divorced her as well....
How Do You Heal From Parents Who Hurt You?
Does the world will owe you for the crummy childhood you had?...
4 Things To Consider If You Are Thinking Of Getting Back Together With Your Ex
You can become so accustomed to life being full of traumatic, angry good-byes and reckless, seductive hello’s that a more normal relationship seems boring....
6 Ways To Know If You Are Comfort Eating Or Bingeing
But when does comfort eating become a problem? It’s widely agreed that these are the major reasons....
How To Not Hate Your Body: Three Ideas That Work
How do I separate my body image (from) self-worth and how do I learn to love the body I have? This is the six million dollar question for so many. ...
Talking Openly About My Panic Disorder
I’m not ashamed of my vulnerability. If I can help one person who hides their struggle, then reveal I will....
5 Ways To Deal With FOMO
There are several techniques you can use to calm yourself....
How To Deal With The Fear Of Judgment
I was afraid of what others would think. I was coping with shame. And I was nervous about not being seeing as a successful person...
What Keeps Long-Term Marriages Strong?
Knowing what you do now, would you still marry your mate?...
Dr. Margaret Rutherford
Dr. Margaret Rutherford is a clinical psychologist, who has practiced for over twenty years in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Since 2012, her writing has been found on her own website, as she writes about mental health, with a special focus on Perfectly Hidden Depression, midlife and relationship issues. She's the current mental health columnist for Midlife Boulevard, writes an advice column on Vibrant Nation, is a weekly columnist for The Good Men Project, and hosts a regular FB Live video session on depression for The Mighty. Her work and expertise can also be found on The Huffington Post, Sixty and Me, Better After 50, Reader's Digest, Prevention, Psychology Today, and The Cheat Sheet. Dr. Margaret recently has launched a new podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford, where you can listen to her direct and down-to-earth advice.