How to Enjoy Activities Safely During a Pandemic Summer

We’re moving into the summer with the pandemic still upon us and many are anxious to get out and about. What’s the best way to safely enjoy activities this summer? Luckily you can definitely still enjoy outdoor or indoor activities! I share an article by Julie Singh, founder of TripOutside.com, who writes about how to stay sane and active while social distancing. I also share some ways I have personally been able to keep up with old routines and new activities. Hopefully this will give you some ideas for how you can also enjoy life and maintain your physical, mental, and emotional health!

How frontline workers and caregivers can cope with stress and burnout

How can frontline workers and caregivers cope with burnout during times of intense stress? The coronavirus pandemic and similar periods of extreme stress force health care professionals, essential workers, and caregivers to work harder under harsh conditions. This is a set up for burnout. Who will help the helpers? This blog post covers tips for the helpers who need help themselves managing with the emotional, mental and physical burden. From mindfulness to taking time to talk to someone, these practical and essential tips are meant to be practiced anytime anywhere.

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How to Calm your Anxious Thoughts: Tips for taming your worried-filled mind

Have you ever wanted to shut your thoughts off?

What do you do as your mind wanders, races, ruminates, and fixates on the most annoying, stressful, fear-inducing thoughts and worries? A pandemic like coronavirus is certainly not helping your cause. Today’s blog is about how to calm your anxious thoughts (hint: without necessarily getting rid of them) and how to help calm yourself down when those thoughts get to be too much. You may not have control over the thoughts in your head but you certainly have control over how you manage your response to them. Learn more about how to tame the worries in your head.

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Advice on coping with job loss and starting a job search during coronavirus

Lost your job due to coronavirus? Feeling anxious because of unemployment and not knowing how to move forward on a job search? It can feel hard enough losing your job so suddenly but to not have clarity and directions on how to start your job search can feel overwhelming and stressful. I write about how to cope with job loss and manage those difficult feelings. I also provide advice on how to start your job search. I will continue to write about job search advice and tips to help support you in reaching career goals and transition through these changes successfully.

How Coronavirus Has Changed My Work and Personal Life: A Therapist's Account

In today’s post, I share my more personal account of how coronavirus has changed my work and personal life as a therapist in NYC. Above all else, I share how much I have valued my connections with my clients, my friends, family, and larger community. This is what has helped me cope with my own anxieties related to COVID-19. During this scary time, I think it is important that we share with one another the challenges as well as the thing we are grateful for and are learning from this experience. Read more here and learn how to get support through teletherapy or virtual therapy services to help with improve your mental health.

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