Notices by Dr. Amy, Psy.D. (dramypsyd@ohai.social)

Title Reveal: Slipper the Penguin

Friends, you may recall that my fantastic illustrator and I have been asked to take Slipper's story and create an activity book to help neurodivergent children process emotions in safe, healthy ways, and help their caregivers communicate effectively with them. If you have been meaning to pick up your copy of the original Slipper

https://resiliencymentalhealth.com/2026/05/21/title-reveal-slipper-the-penguin/

Reimbursement Updates: Alma/Aetna (Guest Post)

Last week, therapists who credential with Alma received word that their reimbursement from Aetna will be cut significantly. This comes in a long line of insurance and VC attempts to cut therapists' pay in the name of the shareholders, and it is going to make it even more difficult for Aetna customers to find an in-network provider, as many therapists will not be able to sustainably continue taking these plans.

https://resiliencymentalhealth.com/2026/05/21/reimbursement-updates-alma-aetna-guest-post/

National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)

Note: This post deviates from my regular, mental health-related blog content. But it felt like a good thing to talk about, and no one is here to stop me, so here you go. When I was a graduate student, I signed up for the National Marrow Donor Program (at the time known as Be The Match). They are a national (United States) registry of people who are willing to donate bone marrow to a stranger should the opportunity arise.

https://resiliencymentalhealth.com/2026/05/19/national-marrow-donor-program-nmdp/

One of my toxic traits is giving people the benefit of the doubt when they don’t deserve it. Probably because of the times I felt I deserved some grace but didn’t get any.

Shout out to the people who try to warn others! Even when we don’t listen 💜

Well the good news is Armani gained half a pound back, suggesting his IBS is getting under control, but the bad news is despite his high water intake he was dehydrated, suggesting he might now have kidney disease. His health is a game of whack a mole.

If anybody needs a dopamine hit today, Michaels just gave me 15% off my craft supplies because I’m a therapist, and the cashier said it applies to teachers too!

Today is my birthday. I’m no longer 37 which means I’m no longer in my prime.

This is a math joke, not an ageism thing, nobody yell at me please

When talking to colleagues, I write two kinds of emails.

Either:
"Ok thanks."

Or:
"This has been very helpful. I appreciate all the hard work you do. You are an amazing human being. You are born of stardust. The world has never before and will never again know your greatness. I hope you wake up every morning with a sense of peace."

Accountability post: I NEED to write this article today. That's what I'll be doing. If you see me online, feel free to passive aggressively be like "Hey how's the article going"

So I use Qwoted to find experts to comment on articles I'm working on, and it automatically scans messages to tell you whether a human wrote it or if it was AI-generated, and I just got this one that apparently was not written by a human OR an AI. I'm fascinated to know what the third option is.

#MentalHealth professional friends - I’ve got an article I’m working on about teaching kids about mental health (it’s why I was asking about toys the other day) - needing expert quotes. If you work with kids and want to give quotes you can hit me up here: resiliencymentalhealth.com/contact/

Jesus died for my sins and I’m going to make sure he gets his money’s worth

Once in a while I’ll see a LinkedIn post or a TikTok that opens with “Nobody talks about how hard it is to be a therapist…” and I’m not sure where they’re hanging out because yes we do? We talk about it all the time? Who is out there saying being a therapist is easy?

I also talk about how it’s WORTH IT because I love my job. But like if you think “nobody” talks about the hard parts then you clearly aren’t talking to anyone ever 🤣

I just learned that an EAP I work with charges more than twice what they pay me per session as their late cancellation fee, and yet their reports all indicate they aren’t profitable. Sorry but with those margins if you’re still in the red, you’ve got no business running a company.

It's that time again where I am asked to write an author bio. What do we think of:

Dr. Amy is the single greatest mind of her generation. She came here to chew gum and fuck things up, and she is fresh out of gum.

You will pry my em dashes from my cold — and dead — hands. I had them before AI was conceived and I’ll have them long after it’s gone.

LOOK AT MY CAT

“No human blood sacrifices” is one of those phrases where the meaning changes depending on which word you emphasize

Anyway I guess I’m in the Illuminati now

(Not real, just a scammer)

Of course International Women's Day is Daylight Savings. We can't even have a full 24 hours.

(This is a shit post and a joke don't yell at me please I'm very sensitive and will cry)

Oh damn it are we really doing Daylight Savings again?