I am sitting here in Schiphol International, on a five hour layover heading back home to Los Angeles. My team and I just spent a fast-paced week in Trieste – reconnecting with old friends and forging new connections. We were here to do the advance planning for a study visit that Heart Forward is planning for 20 people in October of this year.

Driving east on Hollywood Blvd two days ago, as my car was stopped at Vine, there was a young man…

I am not a dottoressa. So often, this past month, visiting Trieste, people assumed I was a dottoressa, a psychiatrist. …

By marginalizing family connection and involvement in America, we are weakening prospects for a better life and recovery for people suffering from mental illness…

Eight years ago, when I first began this journey to explore why our mental health system is so dysfunctional in America, I was impacted by the heart-wrenching story shared by Pete Earley, in his book…

If ever there was a walkable city, it is Trieste. Actually, most Italian cities are perfect for walking – and in fact…