by Beth Pearson, Ph.D. | May 20, 2026 | Ann Arbor
Growing up in Michigan, I’d often hear my parents complain about how awful the winters were and how they couldn’t wait for them to be over. As a teenager, I’d snarkily reply, “You’re choosing to live here- you could just move,” without appreciating the many complex...
by Beth Pearson, Ph.D. | Mar 19, 2026 | Ann Arbor
Early Spring in Michigan can be a slog. The weather teases us briefly with opportunities to shed our heavy coats, hats, and gloves, step outside without wincing and then- boom- hail storms and the return of gray skies that make you question every life choice that led...
by Beth Pearson, Ph.D. | Feb 18, 2026 | Ann Arbor
People assume that being a psychologist means I have my emotional life figured out. And honestly, in a lot of ways I do — just not the way they’d expect. There’s an unspoken assumption that we’re supposed to model vulnerability, sit with discomfort,...
by Beth Pearson, Ph.D. | Jan 22, 2026 | Ann Arbor
Just moments ago I was on my hands and knees scrubbing my dog’s underside because she’d rolled in something disgusting in our yard. I was huffing and puffing as I wrangled her, getting completely covered in dog fur, my knees soaked from snow-puddles,...
by Beth Pearson, Ph.D. | Jan 5, 2026 | Ann Arbor
It was the Thursday before winter break, and I knew with certainty: I would not be finishing everything on my list. Not the emails, not the projects, not the arbitrary deadlines I’d set for myself. My hope—as it always is—had been to clear the decks completely...
