It’s Not ADHD — It’s the System
Youth mental health rates are at record highs. But what if the problem isn’t the children — it’s the system they’re being asked to fit into?
Cynthia Kunze
October 13, 2026
Youth mental health rates are at record highs. But what if the problem isn’t the children — it’s the system they’re being asked to fit into?
Nobody taught us how to listen — and it’s costing our relationships. A psychologist on why real communication skills are missing from education and what that means for couples.
Why telling people to “get therapy” without fixing the system is exactly like telling them to recycle. A psychologist on the structural failure behind the mental health crisis.
Therapy is elitist. That sentence tends to make people uncomfortable, especially therapists. But it’s not an attack on the profession — it’s a description of the system therapists are forced to operate inside.
Love isn’t a strategy. Why strong relationships still get stuck, and what couples therapy actually does differently.
How US military families and government employees stationed in Germany can use Tricare, FEHB, or FSBP to get reimbursed for English-speaking therapy.
AI therapy is here and people are choosing it. But what do we actually lose when the therapist isn’t human? The case for online therapy.
Most couples wait six years before seeking help. Preventative couples therapy works — before the crisis hits. Here’s why going early changes everything.
For the majority of common presentations — depression, anxiety, adjustment difficulties, relationship stress — the research consistently shows that most therapeutic gains occur within 8 to 16 sessions.
People come to therapy for all kinds of reasons. A friend’s suggestion. A sleepless night