ARC Blog

Recently, one of my best friends got hives at the aspect of telling someone no. Red, itchy, blotchy hives.  What did she turn down, you ask? Was it organ donation or a marriage proposal? Clearly, [...]

We live in a world where ‘multi-tasking’ is held in the highest regard. We sit in front of screens for hours each day. We regale each other with stories of how many different things [...]

I have always been a bad sleeper. Notoriously bad. So much so that when I moved back home after college, my mom referred to me as “in-house security” because I seemed to be up all hours of the [...]

Last week I read that 30 – 37% of the US population experienced COVID-based anxiety throughout 2020. Although that number did fluctuate, it never got below 30% during the entire year.  [...]

There are some great partnerships throughout history. The Wright brothers, Sonny and Cher, Ben and Jerry, Lucy and Ethel, Holmes and Watson… I’d like to submit for consideration, Fielder [...]

You don’t DESERVE to rest. You NEED to rest. The events of this past year have caused us to look at every aspect of our day-to-day life through a different lens. The way that we view rest has got [...]

If you’re looking for a quick, effective, free, and FUN mood lifter, look no further than your feet. Even if you have two left ones. Studies show that dancing is an effective way to [...]

Leave it to actor, ambassador, and humanitarian, Sidney Poitier – the personification of quiet dignity – to make a statement that can also be used as a sort of ‘checklist for [...]

This morning while both Drs. Fielder and Huser were in session, I was doing my hourly dance routine. I call it “Sterilizing the Office.” Why there isn’t a Tik Tok challenge for [...]

Last year, I wrote a piece on the concept of acceptance. It was inspired by a conversation that I had with Dr. Fielder and Dr. Huser regarding the anxiety that so many of us have in the current [...]

Nearly two years ago, I wrote a blog about my early days of meditating. As with anything shiny and new, I was reveling in the honeymoon period of my new habit. I just knew that life was going to [...]

Man, we have been THROUGH IT, haven’t we? I don’t know about you, but here at Anxiety Resource Center, we’ve stopped asking, “What else can happen?” We’ll just keep our heads down and power [...]

Today is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Our opportunity to commemorate December 7, 1941. “A day that will live in infamy.” Over 2400 service men and civilians were killed. 1100 were injured. I’m [...]

We are about to embark on the weirdest holiday season in recent memory. Even after celebrating the bulk of the holidays of 2020 under a COVID cloud, this feels different. We are staring down over [...]

It’s time to talk about exercise! I know, who wants to talk about that? Not me! The fact of the matter is that exercise is one of the best ways to boost your mood, and these days we [...]

One day, after three back-to-back-to-back telehealth sessions, Laura emerged from her office, and as her eyes adjusted to the light (She has to keep her office dim so that her clients can see her [...]

I’m all about breathing. But technically, are we all ‘about breathing’? I guess that what I mean to say is that I have become obsessed with using my breath mindfully. During my [...]

This morning, before we got started, Katy and Laura made a point to acknowledge that today is going to be a struggle for a lot of people. Election Day feels like the culmination of everything [...]

Did you know that your willingness to be authentic and honest about your feelings, good or bad, is an effective way to practice self-care? Whether you’re stressed, fatigued, feeling down, or [...]

     We are less than two weeks from Election Day while living through the seventh month of a pandemic. Our feelings are raw and our collective anxiety is at an all-time high. [...]