Anjani Amladi is a psychiatrist and can be reached at her self-titled site, Anjani Amladi, MD.

6 ways to help children navigate the challenges of 2020

Conditions
December 9, 2020

One thing we all need right now, especially for our kids, is optimism. Anxiety and uncertainty are part of daily life. Still, there are ways to help children navigate the challenges 2020 has brought us, whether in our own household or our professional practice as health care providers.

1. Model it. Children will look to their caregivers for cues on how to respond to life stresses. As parents, it is important …

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6 ways to help children navigate the challenges of 2020

Empty chairs at the table this holiday season

Physician
November 29, 2020

There’s nothing like the holidays and a new year around the corner to remind us that 2020 is almost over. This year let’s try to take nothing for granted. Especially since millions of Americans will soon sit down to a holiday meal with one or more loved ones missing. Those empty chairs are a reminder of what we have endured this year. Whether it be loved ones who are sick, …

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Empty chairs at the table this holiday season

What presidential elections can teach us about losing gracefully

Physician
November 13, 2020

For the winner of any election, the moment of victory brings joy, applause, laughter, relief, and often champagne.

Losing the presidency, however, is felt like a crushing defeat. The hours of travel, giving speeches, campaigning, fundraising, stress, and sleepless nights are all for naught. The feeling of defeat is experienced by the candidate and their support staff, family, and the millions of people who believed in them and thought they would …

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What presidential elections can teach us about losing gracefully

The many firsts of the 2020 election

Policy
November 10, 2020

There is something special about being a “first.” First to go to college; first to start a business; first write a book, etc. Becoming the first person to achieve something is remarkable because it sets a precedent for what is possible. What once seemed unattainable is now alive and well in living color.

Kamala Harris has made history as the first female vice president-elect of the United States and will also …

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The many firsts of the 2020 election

Election anxiety and post-election depression

Physician
November 9, 2020

To know our history is to predict our future. We’ve been here before. To be more specific, we were in this very position in 1920. It was an election year amidst a pandemic, the Spanish flu that began in 1918. The Republican nominee, Warren Harding, claimed victory. Given the circumstances at the time, it is not difficult to imagine that what people are feeling now is akin to what people …

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Election anxiety and post-election depression

The painful side of narcissism

Conditions
November 5, 2020

Narcissism is a term that has roots in Greek mythology, and as the story goes, a nymph named Echo fell in love with a handsome young man named Narcissus, who loved nobody but himself. Echo had previously been cursed by a vengeful goddess who took from her the ability to form her own words. Thus, she was only able to repeat the words of others. One day Narcissus came across …

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The painful side of narcissism

Can there be hope amid politics?

Physician
August 24, 2020

I consider myself to be an apolitical person. I try to stay informed. I vote. But when it comes to politics, I prefer to listen to what others have to say more than I like to talk about what I think.

But after watching the first woman of color accept the nomination for the vice president of the United States of America, it’s hard to only watch. Especially because I am …

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Can there be hope amid politics?