Posts by Dr. Christine Silverstein

By Dr. Christine M. Silverstein Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity This is the first blog that addresses the content of my free e-book “Unlocking Your Child’s Potential: Six Game-Changing...

Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity Since the month of May is dedicated to acknowledging the vital role small businesses play in the US economy and in our lives, I think it apropos to share m...

Can Antidepressants do more harm than good? In an article on May 3, 2025, in The New York Times on the deleterious effects of long-term usage of antidepressants, Dr. Awais Aftab, a psychiatrist, stat...

Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity Do you recall how you felt when, as a teenager, you were preparing for an important exam in your life, like the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), and you sec...

Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity With the rise in the diagnosis of ADHD and the increase in prescriptions hitting record highs, scientists are wrestling with fundamental questions about th...

Part Two – Metamorphosis: Fertility Enhancement Coaching In Part One of this series on “Metamorphosis: Fertility Enhancement Coaching” in my blog-“Blooming Through Infertility: My Path to Hope,”  I s...

Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity Reading Into Stuttering When I was attending an all-girl’s Catholic high school at 15, I sat next to a classmate who had a severe speech impediment, which w...

Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity As I look out through the back window of my home, I see a harbinger of spring—a bright red cardinal perched high up on a large evergreen branch. He is chir...

Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity With the change to daylight-savings time and with the start of the baseball season in March, we begin to make plans for summer camp for our children, espec...

Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity Even well-meaning parents—those who care about their teens—feel frustrated, furious, and sometimes fearful about their futures. As their children grow up t...