We have witnessed it frequently as of late, Broadway audience members vocally complaining about actors, with their ire focused “missing” shows (aka, having prior engagements or attending to a family emergency) and not stage dooring. Actors including Ben Platt, Laura Benanti, Shoshana Bean, and Jeremy […]

(Photo: Nina Westervelt) Imagine the surprise of my patients when I tell them that the most important part of my job as their psychologist is my own self-care. The natural confusion comes from the assumption that taking care of others means putting yourself second. But […]