Dr. Misty HookStay At Home Mom Needs Help Controlling Her AnxietyQuestion: I’m a stay-at-home mom of three children, all under the age of five (one is 8 months old). I’m happy I can stay home and I try to…Jun 13, 2023Jun 13, 2023
Dr. Misty HookFathering Ironman: How Father’s Day Can Free FamiliesHoward Stark is a major figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Even though we only see him as a fully realized person in bits and pieces…Jun 14, 20231Jun 14, 20231
Dr. Misty HookMother Blame: Psychology’s ShameMothering is tough, one of the hardest jobs in the world. I had absolutely no idea of just how hard it was until I became one myself. Then…Oct 1, 2015Oct 1, 2015
Dr. Misty HookDonald Trump and Narcissism: A Closer LookRecently I decided to revisit a post about Narcissism that I wrote shortly after Donald Trump’s inauguration. I wanted to see how my…Apr 10, 2017Apr 10, 2017
Dr. Misty HookWe Shouldn’t Dismiss Our #MeToo ExperiencesThe other day, I heard two men running for office say that their wives hadn’t had a #MeToo experience. Sadly, I don’t believe that. It’s…Jan 27, 2018Jan 27, 2018
Dr. Misty HookAziz Ansari and Why His Misconduct MattersWhen it first got legs, the #MeToo movement seemed pretty simple. Women who had been abused told their stories and were, finally, believed…Jun 7, 2018Jun 7, 2018
Dr. Misty HookStories About Abortion MatterIn the Netflix show Sex Education, one of the characters has an abortion. Since the show takes place in England, the young woman didn’t…May 28, 20192May 28, 20192
Dr. Misty HookThe Curtis Flowers Case: Racism Made VisibleThe United States has a problem with race. This has always been true since we’re a country founded on genocide and built by slavery but…Jul 29, 2019Jul 29, 2019
Dr. Misty HookTexas Politicians: Preaching the Gospel of GunsLike many of you, the one-two punch of the terrorist events of last weekend left me reeling. Yet I’ve noticed a distinct shift in my…Aug 12, 2019Aug 12, 2019
Dr. Misty HookWomen’s Fertility is the True BattlegroundAfghan women used to be free. They had access to higher education and many became doctors, lawyers, teachers, politicians and other…Sep 4, 2019Sep 4, 2019
Dr. Misty HookThe Emotional Fallout From 9/1118 years. That’s how long it’s been since the United States was last attacked on our own soil. Kids born that day are now able to vote…Sep 12, 2019Sep 12, 2019
Dr. Misty HookHow a Viral Video Gave Me JoySeveral years ago, I stumbled across a video that was making the rounds. A lot of videos go viral but this one was special. At first…Sep 16, 2019Sep 16, 2019
InThe StartupbyDr. Misty HookThe Bloom is Off the Rose and That’s OKAging is a difficult process and is made that much harder by our refusal to talk about it. We must accept that there are good parts about…Oct 2, 2019Oct 2, 2019
Dr. Misty HookDisciplining Children — Spanking and Physical AbuseAs a family psychologist, the issue of spanking comes up quite frequently and it’s almost always controversial. I’ve watched parents…Oct 9, 2019Oct 9, 2019
Dr. Misty HookThe Shrink Next Door is a Cautionary TaleMental healthcare is still a profession shrouded in mystery. As a psychologist, two questions I get asked a lot are: “Don’t you just listen…Oct 16, 2019Oct 16, 2019
Dr. Misty HookSex Education Is a Pure DelightWhen my son was in middle school, his school sent home a permission slip about The Sex Talk. Instead of just teaching sexual information…Oct 21, 20193Oct 21, 20193
Dr. Misty HookThe “Zen-ish” Lessons of LifeOne of my favorite television shows is a little-watched gem from 2007 called, quite simply, Life. I originally started watching because it…Oct 23, 20192Oct 23, 20192
Dr. Misty HookWhy Work-Family Balance is for EveryoneSeveral years ago Anne-Marie Slaughter, a tenured professor at Princeton, wrote an article called “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All.”…Nov 6, 2019Nov 6, 2019
Dr. Misty Hook‘Wild’ Thoughts on a Feminist WorkI’m a huge Reese Witherspoon fan. While I haven’t seen every movie she’s made, I do keep an eye on her work. That’s why when I got the…Nov 20, 20192Nov 20, 20192
