Hello 2021, Yikes!
Let’s be honest, it’s time to leave New Year’s resolutions in 2020. As we come upon February and we attempt to recalibrate, we all know that folks who made New Year’s resolutions are going to go off the wagon by Valentine’s Day! Think about the countless times you’ve heard someone rave about their New […]
Anxiety Disorders and Neurofeedback
Our bodies have a natural response to stress that alerts us of danger ahead. Stress is a normal thing that we experience, and many may be surprised to find that it can be healthy to feel a small amount of stress. However, if it lasts for a longer period of time or greatly affects your […]
6 Habits to Improve Your Mental Health during COVID-19
We can all get lost in thinking that great mental health is complicated. Especially in these times as businesses are re-opening and a new level of fear may want to get infused. We may want to go back to simple ways we can keep our mental and spiritual health in great shape. Here are 6 […]
Wrapping Our Minds Around A Pandemic – Finding Meaning
We begin a week where some freedoms are being given back to us, and even so, it still feels like we are living in a surreal world. COVID-19 has caused such mass disruption in our lives, and many people are experiencing the resulting trauma on a global scale. So many of us have been […]
Wellness Tips for Quarantine – A Psychologist’s Perspective
Yes, there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel as numbers of COVID cases slow down in some regions of the country and permissions are being given to step outside. As I navigate the world that my clients have been in for the last 4 to 7 weeks, I am […]
Growth Mindset and Embracing Uncertainty
Stanford researcher Carol Dweck pioneered the idea of Growth Mindset versus Fixed Mindset. To understand these concepts we have to examine the way we have been trained to think about abilities. A lot of us are taught that one is born fixed: smart, capable or kind, and that people don’t really change a lot. This […]
Resilient Brain During COVID-19
We are hearing a lot these days: “It’s not what happens to you, but what you do with it that matters”. Challenges are faced by us each and every day and we have automatically been responding to challenges without even realizing how resilient we actually have been! We now, collectively, face the challenge of COVID-19 […]
Emotional Immunity During COVID-19
We shall prevail! COVID-19 creates a range of difficult emotions for us all. Fear, sadness, and all other emotions are natural responses to present concerns and the uncertainties ahead of us. How we respond to those emotions as they come up will have an impact on our health- both mental and physical. Taking care […]
Steps You Can Take If You Feel Anxious
If you are stressed or anxious due to uncertainty and the feeling that things are out of your control, know that you are not alone! Anxiety is a natural response to the stress of potential or pending situations that cause discomfort. Here are some actions you can include in your daily schedule to help calm […]
Types of Brain Injuries: Traumatic and Non-Traumatic
Brain injuries are one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. According to the International Brain Injury Association, one million Americans are treated and released from hospital emergency departments as a result of brain injuries each year. Of this one million, an estimated 80,000 people are discharged from the hospital with some injury-related […]