Maybe you know the feeling: you’re scrolling through social media and the longer you scroll, the worse you feel. Why does this happen? You might be experiencing FOMO, an acronym…
CategoryAnxiety & Stress
3 Tips for Coping with Re-Entering Anxiety
As of the publication of this blog, about 40% of the American population has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The CDC recently updated its guidelines for fully vaccinated people, indicating…
5 Tips for Preventing Burnout
Especially this year, many of us know the feeling of burnout all too well. It’s that state of total exhaustion - emotional, mental, and physical - brought on by chronic…
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Symptoms and Treatment
The terms “anxiety” and “panic” may be used interchangeably in conversation, but mental health professionals use these phrases to describe unique processes. Someone with anxiety may or may not experience…
How Unmanaged Stress Can be Harmful to Your Health
We all know what it feels like to be stressed, but what is “stress”, exactly? Stress can be thought of as the reaction to a change that requires a response…
3 Ways to Foster Resilience Through a National Crisis
We’re not even halfway through 2020, yet already this year will undoubtedly go down in history as a momentous one. We have been confronted with mortality. We have feared financial…
3 Tips for Coping with Reopening Anxiety
For months now, we have been staying at home and keeping our distance from others as much as possible in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus and…
5 Types of Meditation for Managing Anxiety
The novel coronavirus pandemic brings with it great uncertainty, and uncertainty is a major culprit in anxiety. It’s normal and understandable to be feeling anxious right now. Anxiety is not…
How Scheduling “Worry Time” Can Help You Relax
Everyone worries from time to time. Worry can even be helpful when it motivates us to solve problems. But when we are preoccupied with “what ifs” and worst-case scenarios, or…
3 Ways to Fit Self-Care Into a Busy Schedule
The importance of stress relief and self-care for mental and physical health is becoming clearer all the time. For the busy and overwhelmed, finding the time to focus on yourself can feel…