How To Deal With the Age of Anger
Americans are angry. Angry about many things. In fact, if you watch TV news or pay attention to social media, you get the feeling that America is a boiling cauldron of anger. People are angry about…
How Do I Know if I Have PTSD?
We often get asked the question, " I'm having some of the symptoms of PTSD. How do I know if I have PTSD?" The only way to know for sure if you have PTSD is to talk to your physician or a mental health…
What You Should Know About PTSD Symptoms and Treatments
National PTSD Awareness Day on June 27 is marked annually to call attention to effective treatments available to the millions of people - adults and children - who experience PTSD. This blog is dedicated…
What is Juneteenth?
As if the public health emergency concerning COVID-19 was not causing enough grief, anxiety and emotional turmoil, Americans are now experiencing additional distress concerning the recent deaths of African…
Safety and Health: Why They’re Partners In Your Wellbeing
June is National Safety Month, as recognized by the National Safety Council. The nation’s leading non-profit safety advocate, the NSC calls attention to how a focus on safety - from the workplace to…
Telehealth – A New Normal We’re Glad To Have
Americans are making many lifestyle adjustments during the COVID-19 emergency: working from home, restricted travel, wearing masks when in public and the increased use of telehealth or virtual care services…
Tending to Your Emotional Wellbeing In The Age of Pandemic
Ironically, May is Mental Health Awareness month as the world manages through the COVID-19 pandemic that so tests our wellbeing. This year, Spring unfolded in 2020 like it does every year. So too did…
It’s Always Five O’clock Somewhere
Even during the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic, its still 5 o’clock somewhere. After all, its been a long day of working from home, managing children, playing home-based teacher, caring for an elderly…
How To Realize The Benefits of Mental Health
Our society has come a long way in overcoming the stigma of mental health. Most people now recognize the importance of mental health and how common mental health disorders are. However, the the stigma…
Maybe It Should Be National Happiness Month
May is national Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s an opportunity for Americans to become more aware of how important good mental health is to us as individuals and to our society overall. But how…
How to Maintain Your Mental Health While Working from Home
We’re all pretty deep into this working from home experience, and no one knows how much longer it will last. There is one thing we do know. The isolation and changes in routine can have a great effect…
With A Faltering Economy, Mental Health Services Are More Vital Than Ever
An undesirable consequence of the COVID-19 mitigation efforts has been the sudden and sharp plunge of a recently record setting, healthy economy. At least 46 states have shut down non-essential businesses…