Dr. Wilner provides writers, reporters, and producers with psychological expertise across a range of issues. Here are some references to her work:
US News and World Report
Grief & Loss: 7 Expert Coping Strategies and When to Seek Help
April 17, 2026
Coping with grief is personal. Strategies that work for some people may be ineffective for others – and strategies that work for you once may not do the trick every time. For that reason, Karyne Wilner, a licensed clinical psychologist, teacher at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I. and former director of the Institute of Core Energetics, says, “it’s best, at first, to try different coping mechanisms until you find the ones that bring you the most relief.”
Healthline
Despite Popular Belief, Many Adults Over 60 Still Desire Intimacy
March 15, 2026 | By Mandy French
“Adults don’t become more asexual as they age; however, they may become less sexual, even though the desire for intimacy remains strong,” said Karyne Wilner, PsyD, licensed psychologist and author of “Releasing Toxic Anger for Women,” who wasn’t involved in the study. “Many in their 70s, 80s, 90s, and beyond feel desire and romance, but at the same time, they have more difficulties with sex,” she told Healthline….“Older adults [may] need to look at sexuality in a new way,” said Wilner. “It can be the touch of a hand on the small of [the] back, sitting or lying close together, a tender massage, or rubbing against each other. It may not end in the strong orgasm or release of yesteryear, but there may be moments of great intimacy with loving bodies intertwined,” she said….“I think sexuality needs to be encouraged among older adults, married and partnered, as well as single,” said Wilner. “I hope that this study and others like it will encourage people to follow their desires and be realistic about their needs, but also to be flexible in how they define sexuality. If it’s pleasurable, it’s sexual, even when it doesn’t look like the sex you used to have.”
Healthline
Regular Exercise Can Help Reduce Anxiety and Make You More Resilient
February 19, 2026
In reference to a study that shows that physical exercise reduces stress and builds resiliance, Dr. Karyne Wilner, a licensed clinical psychologist and author of Releasing Toxic Anger for Women, said “I think it’s a good study showing that consistent physical exercise helps people who do not have mental health problems deal with dysregulating and stressful events better than if they did not engage in such activities. It would be interesting to do the same study with people who have been diagnosed as depressed, anxious, or [with schizophrenia],” she told Healthline.
When people feel as though their mental health is keeping them from being able to be physically active, Dr. Wilner suggests: “By rewarding themselves with a favorite food, movie, or activity before or after each walk, yoga class, or physical experience, they may motivate themselves to continue to exercise so that they can enjoy the benefits of better health. Wilner recommended keeping a notebook to record the impact physical activity has on you — whether you feel better, worse, or the same.”
Nifty50Plus
Why so grumpy? Real reasons for irritability in older adults
February 10, 2026
Context matters, said Dr. Karyne Wilner, a licensed clinical psychologist and author of Releasing Toxic Anger for Women. When people have long-standing temperament or personality traits, she noted, they’re often described as moody, angry, or temperamental well before older age.
When irritability is new or markedly different, however, it may signal that something else is going on. “For instance, one would be expected to be sad and irritable if a close friend dies, but it would be unusual to feel irritable while playing a game that provides pleasure,” she said.
Wilner added that other red flags may include short-term memory problems, physical instability or fragility, irrational thought patterns, delusions, or hallucinations.