Laura Newberry

@LauraMNewberry

@latimes mental health reporter & therapist 🏳️‍🌈 she/her.

Los Angeles, CA latimes.com Joined April 2012

874 Following 2.7K Followers 3.8K Posts

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Laura Newberry @LauraMNewberry Jan 31, 2023

We need more questions for Group Therapy, the @latimes mental health newsletter!

So far we've answered your great Qs about antidepressants, climate anxiety, grief, how our minds & guts are connected, & many more.

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www.latimes.com Have a mental health question? Send us your queries for our mental health newsletter With the new year upon us, we are looking to answer your questions about mental health. We'll answer them in our newsletter Group Therapy.

Laura Newberry @LauraMNewberry Oct 11, 2022

I answered a whopper of a reader question in today's newsletter:

“I’m sure we’ve all heard the maxim ‘We go to therapy to deal with the people in our lives who won’t go to therapy.’ But I wonder if you could write about (1) whether that’s true ... " 1/2
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www.latimes.com Is it true we go to therapy to deal with the people in our lives who won't go to therapy? A reader asks what to do when you’re really struggling with the behavior of someone close to you but don’t see them ever pursuing therapy.

Laura Newberry @LauraMNewberry Oct 4, 2022

I wrote about the many forms of climate distress -- anxiety, grief, despair, panic, anger, powerlessness -- and what we can & should do about it.

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Laura Newberry @LauraMNewberry Sep 23, 2022

I feel seen

An interesting piece by @marisagerber
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www.latimes.com 'I need to go to therapy soon, and by therapy I mean Target.' Roaming the aisles as self-care? Roaming the aisles of Target has become a form of self-care for some people, especially young women — a trend the retailer has amplified on social media and profited by.

Laura Newberry @LauraMNewberry Sep 22, 2022

Mental healthcare is woefully inaccessible, but there are many people in SoCal working to change that.

Here's a comprehensive list of low-cost mental health resources in LA & Orange counties, including therapy, support groups & meditation classes.

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