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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. [...]

Do you remember the two worst words you could say when you were younger? For me, they were, “I’m bored.” If you uttered that within earshot of my mom she would cure your boredom in under 30 [...]

If there has been any benefit to the COVID pandemic, it’s that the issue of mental health has come to the forefront on a national scale as we address challenges facing our essential and frontline [...]

Anxiety is the brain’s natural response to a threat. It’s our perfect alarm system, but even the best mechanisms can get hinky from time to time. Especially when threats are being thrown your way [...]

During the chat that I had with Katy and Laura last month (seriously, if you haven’t given it a listen yet, you are missing out on some serious wisdom!), we discussed the idea of acceptance as an [...]

I have a friend who said to me recently, “This is a rough time to be a Type A person.” The ‘planners’ are suffering because every time they attempt to strategize about the future, the [...]

I find that I am fighting distractions a lot lately. Sadly, they’ve won a majority of the rounds. To be honest, it’s a struggle on my best day to stay focused, but add in a pandemic, social [...]

We are so invested in the idea of being productive that even when we talk about mindfulness, we associate it with some sort of active process. We think of meditation and yoga both very useful [...]

We may have never been in the place where we are now. But we have all faced challenges. We have known feelings of helplessness and frustration. Think of the last big struggle that you’ve faced. [...]

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference. – The Serenity Prayer The Serenity Prayer is [...]

I sat down with Drs. Fielder and Huser in order to pick their brains about some key issues surrounding mental health and COVID. What transpired was an a conversation that was insightful, honest [...]

What to Do If Your Anxiety Symptoms Make You Feel Sick      Has this happened to you in the past few months? You’re talking to someone, or reading something, or doing absolutely nothing at all [...]

I was talking with Katy about one of my best friends, who had shared with me that she was struggling with her anxiety. She is a teacher, and as the beginning of the school year draws closer, and [...]

We’ve all been holding our breath lately, haven’t we? We’ve been inundated with information for the past few months that it’s our very breath that endangers us. Add the now routine wearing of [...]