Dr. Jessi Gold is mental health freelance and op-ed writer, whose work has been featured in newspapers like the New York Times, STAT, and The Washington Post, and magazines like In Style, SELF, and SLATE.
Many of her individual stories have been viewed more than 100,000 times and have led to her appearing on other media about these topics.
She writes in order to demystify psychiatry and destigmatize mental health, in a way that is approachable and educates the reader. She often writes about the intersection of mental health and pop culture, healthcare worker mental health, therapy and coping skills, and her own mental health and burnout. She was also a regular Forbes Contributor, writing 5 pieces a month, and her most viewed article on Therapist Burnout was read more than 260,000 times.
2025 Contributed Articles
The New York Academy of Sciences | June 23, 2025 | Finding Calm in the Chaos: Strategies for Mental Resilience
Savannah Courier | May 22, 2025 | Reply Hazy? Finding Clarity in Uncertainty
University of Tennessee System | May 22, 2025 | Reply Hazy? Finding Clarity in Uncertainty
Psychiatry Online | January 27, 2025 | Confessions of a Millennial Psychiatrist With an Occasional Sailor’s Mouth
2024 Contributed Articles
Stat News | October 11, 2024 | I swore I wouldn’t become a psychiatrist
Wondermind | October 11, 2024 | 6 Things Your Psychiatrist Wants You to Know
SLATE | September 1, 2024 | I Used to Pride Myself on Being an Extrovert. Now Things Are Different.
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE | July 23, 2024 | Lessons Learned From a Social Media Poster Child
SELF | July 8, 2024 | What to Do If Your People-Focused Job Completely Drains Your Social Battery
2023 Contributed Articles
SLATE | October 23, 2023 | Britney Spears Is Giving Us a Tour of Her Personal Life. I Hope She’s Prepared.
STAT | August 28, 2023 | Psychiatrists like us cannot keep up with their inboxes
SLATE | August 20, 2023 | Create a “NO List”
SLATE | May 6, 2023 | Yellowjackets Illustrates How Cults Can Prey on People With Trauma Histories
STAT | March 24, 2023 | I Finally Got Used to Practicing Telepsychiatry. Now the DEA Wants to Change Everything
MEDPAGE TODAY | March 22, 2023 | The Unmatched Need Not Suffer Alone
MEDPAGE TODAY | March 15, 2023 | How Overturning Roe vs Wade Changed Match Day 2023
SLATE | February 13, 2023 | There’s a Name for the Constant Helplessness You Feel When You Work in Mental Health Care
WBUR | January 13, 2023 | Doctors Can’t Outrun Trauma Either
InStyle | February 15, 2023 | Self-Confidence Is Just Telling Yourself the Right Stories
2022 Contributed Articles
InStyle | December 14, 2022 | When Winter Malaise Hits, Is More Light Enough?
InStyle | September 15, 2022 | The Psychology of September
InStyle | June 24, 2022 | I’m a Psychiatrist, and Numb Is a Valid Feeling Right Now
InStyle | May 12, 2022 | Your Therapist is Not Your Friend, Take it From a Psychiatrist
InStyle | February 17, 2022 | I’m a Psychiatrist, and Women Aren’t Being Honest About Their Sex Lives
InStyle | January 18, 2022 | I’m a Psychiatrist and Yellowjackets is One of the Best Portrayals of Trauma I’ve Seen on TV
SELF | October 11, 2022 | 6 Less Obvious Signs of Burnout You Should Definitely Pay Attention To
SELF | March 9, 2022 | Here’s Why Pandemic Fatigue Is (Still) So Draining
St. Louis Metropolitan Medicine | August 5, 2022 | Q&A on Physician Burnout with Jessi Gold, MD, MS
Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs | March 7, 2022 | Tips on Talking to Kids on Mask Mandates Being Lifted in Schools
2021 Contributed Articles
InStyle | November 18, 2021 | I’m a Psychiatrist and Its OK If You Need a Xanax to Hang Out With Your Mom Over the Holidays
InStyle | October 7, 2021 | I’m a Psychiatrist, and I Can’t “Control” My Emotions Any Better Than You
InStyle | July 21, 2021 | I’m a Psychiatrist and I Even Kept My Mental Health Meds a Secret
InStyle | June 2, 2021 | Naomi Osaka Tried to Protect Her Mental Health, and the Response is Sadly Predictable
InStyle | March 23, 2021 | In Her New Documentary, Demi Lovato Says Being a Mental Health Advocate Almost Killed Her
SELF | October 5, 2021 | How Can You Tell if Therapy is Actually Working?
SELF | October 5, 2021 | 12 Questions to Ask Your New Therapist Before You Decide if They’re the One
SELF | October 5, 2021 | 13 Signs It’s Time to Consider Therapy
SELF | September 29, 2021 | 10 Common Return-to-Work Concerns – And How to Mentally Prepare For Them
SELF | June 30, 2021 | 11 Coping Skills Therapists Use to Deal with Their (Really Hard) Jobs
WBUR | March 4, 2021 | I’m a Psychiatrist who Treats Health Workers. A Year into the Pandemic, We’re All Suffering from Burnout
2019 – 2020 Contributed Articles
NEW YORK TIMES | March 26, 2020 | No, These Medicines Cannot Cure Coronavirus
TIME | May 13, 2020 | Could COVID-19 Finally Destigmatize Mental Illness?
TIME | March 30, 2020 | It’s Time to Get Serious About End-of-Life Care for High-Risk Coronavirus Patients
TIME | August 7, 2019 | The Dangers of Linking Gun Violence and Mental Illness
Washington Post | March 17, 2020 | Taylor Swift, The Leader We Need Now
The Atlantic | July 21, 2020 | Colleges are Getting Ready to Blame Their Students
Newsweek | November 18, 2020 | ‘My Coping Skills as a Therapist in 2020: Fail, Fail Again and Then Keep Trying’
Newsweek | September 21, 2020 | As a Feminist Therapist, Coping with Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death is Complicated | Opinion
Newsweek | September 8, 2020 | ‘We Are Therapists. After 6 Months of Lockdown, We’re Almost at Breaking Point’
Newsweek | January 9, 2020 | ‘Friendly’ Emails Are Not Evidence Harvey Weinstein Did Nothing Wrong | Opinion
SELF | January 8, 2021 | You’re Not Wrong for Hoping 2021 Would be Better – And Being Upset That it Isn’t
SELF | December 8, 2020 | If Depression and Anxiety are ‘Normal’ Right Now, When Should I Be Worried?
SELF | September 3, 2020 | 17 Totally Normal Feelings to Have as a College Student Right Now
SELF | September 1, 2020 | We’re Basically All Struggling With Mental Health Right Now – Let’s Normalize It.
SELF | June 18, 2020 | I’m Struggling With Teletherapy, Too – and I am a Psychiatrist
SELF | May 20, 2020 | How Surviving a Near Death Experience Has Affected My Care for Coronavirus Patients
SELF | April 7, 2020 | 8 Coping Strategies From a Psychiatrist Who’s Also Anxious and Afraid
SELF | December 20, 2019 | Susannah Cahalan on Her New Book, Mental Illness, and the Power of Diagnosis
SELF | November 27, 2019 | No, You Shouldn’t Call Someone ‘Crazy.’ But Do We Have to Ban The Word Entirely?
SELF | November 18, 2019 | Here’s What I Tell My Patients Who Are Worried About ‘Antidepressant Withdrawal’
SELF | November 6, 2019 | How ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Got That EMDR Therapy Episode So Right
SELF | October 4, 2019 | 7 Little Ways to Deal With the Emotional Rollercoaster That is College
SELF | July 16, 2019 | Can You Ever Be Friends With Your Former Therapist?
SELF | July 12, 2019 | What If You Don’t Feel Like Yourself Without Anxiety?
SELF | January 24, 2019 | Is It A Bad Idea To See The Same Therapist As Someone You Know?
VOX | May 25, 2020 | The Problem With Comparing Health Care Workers to Soldiers on Memorial Day
VOX | April 2, 2020 | Calling Health Care Workers “Heroes” Erases Just How Terrified And Exposed They Really Are
STAT | May 31, 2020 | Don’t Use ‘Deaths of Despair’ as Rationale For Reopening the Country Too Soon
STAT | April 16, 2020 | Health Care Workers Speaking Truth On Social Media: Amplify and Protect Their Voices
STAT | April 3, 2020 | The COVID-19 Crisis To Few Are Talking About: Health Care Workers’ Mental Health
SLATE | April 13, 2020 | Fear and Isolation May Not Actually Bring A Rise In Suicides
CNN | November 18, 2020 | Doctors: Health Care Workers are Experiencing More Than COVID-19 Burnout
The Hill | November 25, 2020 | The Biden Coronavirus Task Force Has a Mental Health Problem
InStyle | December 11, 2020 | Taylor Swift is Getting Healthcare Workers Through the Pandemic
InStyle | August 22, 2020 | Katie Hill on Past Relationships, Sharing her Suicidal Thoughts, and How She’s Healing
InStyle | August 3, 2020 | Here’s What its Like to Love Someone with Bipolar Disorder
InStyle | September 27, 2019 | What the Grey’s Anatomy Premiere Got Wrong About Mental Health, According to a Psychiatrist
InStyle | August 13, 2019 | This New Book Answers Every Vagina Question You’re Scared To Google
InStyle | April 26, 2019 | What Exactly Does It Mean To “Check-In” For Mental Health Care?
InStyle | March 29, 2019 | Grey’s Anatomy Took On Rape – And Got It Really Right
InStyle | February 28, 2019 | You Have To Be “One Of The Guys” In My Medical Specialty – And I’m Not One
Best Colleges | November 27, 2019 | How to Balance Work and College: A Mental Health Perspective
Best Colleges | August 7, 2019 | How To Maintain Mental and Physical Health In College
WBUR | May 13, 2020 | The Pandemic is Spiking Anxiety. Before You Take Anxiety Medication, Understand the Risks.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch | December 16, 2020 | Jessica Gold and Jenny Duncan: Stress and Anxiety Undermine Medical Community’s Coronavirus Fight
MEDPAGE TODAY | May 4, 2020 | Still Want to Be a Doctor Post COVID-19?
EM Resident | April 13, 2020 | Weathering the Storm: What Psychiatrists Want You To Know
Kansas City Medical Society | June 30, 2020 | The Invisible Wounds of COVID-19: The Mental Health Crisis in Health Care Workers
St. Louis Metropolitan Medicine | July 31, 2020 | The Invisible Wounds of COVID-19: The Mental Health Crisis in Health Care Workers
Stanford Medicine | October 15, 2019 | The Little Things: Scope@10,000
Washington University in St. Louis | April 13, 2020 | Good Mental Health During COVID-19
American Psychiatric Association | January 9, 2019 | Bandersnatch: You Can Choose Your Ending, But Proceed With Caution
Addiction Hope | April 29, 2019 | How To Talk To A College Student About Marijuana And Their Mental Health
InCrowd | December 30, 2020 | Becoming a Doctor
InCrowd | May 4, 2020 | Telehealth is Uncomfortable, but Necessary
InCrowd | November 21, 2019 | From Observer to Influencer: The Power of #MedTwitter
Psychology Today | December 7, 2019 | Why Doctors Need to Be on Twitter
2011 – 2018 Contributed Articles
SELF | December 11, 2018 | How Can You Tell If Therapy Is Actually Working?
SELF | October 31, 2018 | 9 Awkward Questions You Probably Want to Ask Your New Therapist
SELF | August 3, 2018 | A Psychiatrist Explains Why You Might Feel Annoyed When You Hear Celebrities Talk About Anxiety
InStyle | October 11, 2018 | Why You’re About to See A Lot More Women With This Tattoo
Glamour | March 14, 2018 | For Women in Health Care, Is Danger Part Of The Job?
Glamour | February 27, 2018 | We Should Have Seen the USA Swimming Sexual Abuse Allegations Coming
Glamour | January 28, 2018 | Why Judge Aquilina’s Handling of the Larry Nassar’s Sentencing Is So Important For Abuse Survivors
Huffpost | June 12, 2017 | From Doctor To Doct-her: The Tale Of A Skeptical Feminist
Huffpost | February 15, 2017 | Woah, I’m Your Doctor — Swipe Left!
Huffpost | January 31, 2017 | The Imperfect Healer
Huffpost | December 20, 2016 | Emotional Support Animals: From Skeptical Prescriber To True Believer
Huffpost | October 28, 2016 | Inpatient Psychiatry: Not all Needles, Drugs And Locks
St. Louis Post-Dispatch | January 28, 2018 | A Plea For Partnership And Change Regarding Gun Violence
The Stanford Daily | June 2, 2017 | Letter To The Editor: Mental Health- We Know the Problems, We Need Help Fixing Them
Thrive Global | November 15, 2018 | What This Is Us Gets Right-And Wrong-About Depression
Habif Health and Wellness Center | Campus Well | December 11, 2018 | Solid Gold Advice: How Do I Manage Stress During Finals?
Habif Health and Wellness Center | Campus Well | October 29, 2018 | Solid Gold Advice: When Is It Time for Me To Seek Professional Support?
Habif Health and Wellness Center | Campus Well | October 4, 2018 | Introducing Solid Gold Advice: Letter From An Imposter
Psychiatric News | December 4, 2018 | Top 10 Media Tips For Psychiatrists And Residents
Psychiatric News | December 7th, 2017 | Burnout’s Roots May Lie In Young M.D.s’ Expectations of Themselves
Psychiatric Times | January 24th, 2017 | A Coin Flip
Psychiatric Times | August 5, 2016 | The Mirror
Addiction Hope | August 14, 2018 | Is There An Opioid Overdose On Board
Addiction Hope | July 24, 2018 | Demi Lovato Drug Overdose-Saved By Narcan
InCrowd | September 4, 2018 | And…How Old Are You?
Huffpost | May 29, 2012 | Medical Humanities: Extracurricular Activity Or Critical Curricular Component
KevinMD.com | December 12, 2012 | To The Health Professionals During Hurricane Sandy: Thank You
KevinMD.com | November 15, 2011 | The Stigma Of HIV Continues Today
KevinMD.com | July 18, 2011 | The Side Effects of Cancer Treatment Go Beyond Losing Your Hair
KevinMD.com | June 30, 2011 | The First Brain A Medical Student Sees In Anatomy Lab
KevinMD.com | June 22, 2011 | A Medical Student Doing Clinical Rotations At The VA
KevinMD.com | June 15, 2011 | Is First Do No Harm Really Part Of The Hippocratic Oath
KevinMD.com | June 8, 2011 | What It Means To Be Sick As A Medical Student
KevinMD.com | June 2, 2011 | Cancer In The Gross Anatomy Lab
KevinMD.com | May 26, 2011 | Doing The Physical Exam For The First Time As A Medical Student
KevinMD.com | May 18, 2011 | Medical School Starts With Anatomy Lab
KevinMD.com | May 13, 2011 | Medical Students Asking A Patient About Death
Hello Giggles | May 7, 2012 | Advice To My Former Self
