In the midst of a pandemic, many of us may have moments where we find ourselves stressed, overwhelmed, and irritable. For couples, this “new world” we live in has brought on a variety of additional stressors, far outside of the norm—balancing working from home, serving as teachers to children, juggling household chores and mealtimes, entertaining […]
Grief is one of those uncomfortable and difficult concepts that we all have felt in one way or another, yet we also tend to push away or avoid because it means we have to open ourselves up to vulnerability. As with every other uncomfortable emotion, it’s much easier to push under the rug and pretend […]
During the summer, I usually go to the pool often and try to connect with family members I do not get to see as much during the school year. My kids look forward to seeing certain sitters (home from college) and attending certain summer activities. And some years, I look forward to a little getaway […]
Pools, cookouts, trips, good books, more time outside…what words come to mind when you think of summer? Based on our upbringing and experiences we all have our own ideas and expectations about what different seasons should look like–where we should go, who we should be with and what we should be doing.
The HPA Axis stands for the Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis. Don’t worry too much about the name, just know that your HPA axis is your bodies stress response’s central hub. Your hypothalamus, which regulates hormones and body temperature, is the first piece of this process. Let us say you are stressed by some event like […]
Now, more than ever, many of us are finding ourselves feeling in a funk, out of our element, and at struggling to have enough energy to push through the day. Life in self-quarantine has quickly brought on a whole new set of challenges for all of us, especially those already struggling with mental health concerns […]
How many of you are ready for this corona virus to be over so you can go back to your normal lives? Are you ready to go back to your jobs, back to eating out at restaurants, back to bars/clubs, back to taking trips/vacations, back to meetings/conferences, back to concerts/events, or back to school? Even […]
I tend to have a darker sense of humor at times so I have been enjoying all of the memes about COVID-19 that highlight how hard it is to work from home with children and possibly how quirky we may be years later following this pandemic. For example, have you seen the one of the […]
With more than one month into doing life while the world is mostly shut down as a result of COVID-19, it is safe to say we have all learned some things. We are all spending more time at home, more time with the same people and less time going out into the world to work […]
Think back to a recent bad day you had. Maybe your partner angered you, your kids were particularly noncompliant with your wishes, your boss criticized you unjustly, or you simply hit every single red light on the way to the store. Chances are, every time you have a bad day, you direct some of your […]
