We all have anxiety now and then, but during the pandemic, your anxiety may be increasing by the day. You may wonder what tomorrow will bring. You question the safety of your family. And you [...]
When our sense of safety is rocked, our personal lives experience change. The things we took for granted may no longer be the same. And with each change, you might experience grief. Think about [...]
What happens when social institutions like schools and colleges, restaurants, gyms and churches close? We are home and isolated, impacting our mental health. Some groups suffer more than others. [...]
Tyler misses his friends. He wants to be back at his school playground swinging on the monkey bars. He lives in a small high rise, far from a park and has no playmates since he is an only child. [...]
Happy Mother’s Day! This year’s celebration will look quite different for most families across the country. In my state, we are still under the stay at home order so there will be no family or [...]
Are you are bored and clicking through old TV shows (think, TVLand)? Have you noticed something similar in most of those shows? Families sit at the dinner table, share a meal, laugh and talk to [...]
How motivated are you to get up every day and keep doing what you are doing? I’ve heard from a number of people that their motivation is slipping. I can relate. When the pandemic began, I had [...]
Let’s face it, in families where everyone is healthy, there are only so many games of Yahtzee that can be played every night! After a while, video games get old. And walking the dog only takes [...]
Quarantine has its moments for most of us. But what happens when home is not a nice place? As frustrations, stress and financial strain grow, coping breaks down – a little push, then a shove, and [...]
Don’t panic. We hear this daily. But during the coronavirus outbreak, information is disseminated rapidly and regularly. Most of it is dire news–how many have died, how many are affected and how [...]