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Shaking Off the Social Rust after COVID-19
Going beyond ‘back to normal’ – 5 research-based tips for emerging from pandemic life
Stress Less, Sleep More
If you find that you’re not sleeping enough—you’re not alone. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), about 35% of American adults skimp on sleep; and this rate is even higher in African Americans and other minority groups.
How to Manage Post-Covid Anxiety
Autism and Anxiety Disorders: Part Two: Diagnosing and Treating Anxiety in People with Autism
April is world autism awareness month, and so there is no better time to bring to light not only the challenges associated with autism, but also the most common conditions that impact this community.
Autism and Anxiety Disorders: Part 1 - A Guest Blog Post from SPARK
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health disorders affecting those on the autism spectrum. Anxiety can cause extreme fear, dread, sweating, restlessness, and even chest pain. “A lot of us do experience anxiety, and we struggle with it in our own ways,” says Jairo E.
How to Know When to Seek Therapy
Coping with Disasters and Traumatic Events
Unsettled by World Events? A Simple Strategy to Help
The news of the world can be scary for children and teens (and adults for that matter). Whether it’s rioting in the U.S. Capitol, looting in the streets of Portland, or people dying of COVID in the hospitals of New York, images of out-of-control behavior and death can be terrifying.
Hoarding, Stockpiling, Panic Buying: What's Normal Behavior in an Abnormal Time?
Symptoms of depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders have emerged or worsened for many during the pandemic.
Flatten the Fear with Facts: What is an Appropriate Level of COVID-19 Worry and the Steps You Can Take to Reduce Anxiety
I recently had a Zoom call with a patient who leaves deliveries on her porch for a week and then disinfects the packages before opening them. Another patient shared how upon returning home she removes all her clothes in the garage, sprays her body with rubbing alcohol, and immediately showers.
The Matrix is Already Here: Social media Promised to Connect us, but Left us Isolated, Scared and Tribal
About a year ago I began to follow my interest in health and fitness on Instagram. Soon I began to see more and more fitness-related accounts, groups, posts and ads.