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12.31.2021
Jill Emanuele, PhD - ADAA Board Secretary
Jill Emanuele, PhD
Blog post
12.21.2021
Setting New Year’s Resolutions: 3 Ways to Prioritize Your Mental Health
Many of us struggle with perfectionism and deciding on New Year’s resolutions can add stress to a process that’s supposed to be helpful. Fortunately, evidence shows that optimal goal setting promotes mental health when the goals are measurable, obtainable, psychologically safe, and prioritize health and wellness.
Event
12.17.2021
Calming the Inner-Chatter of Your Mind | Live Webinar
Do you worry excessively? Does your mind race with if thoughts? Do you anticipate awful outcomes and feel the need to think about them repeatedly? ADAA Board Member, Ken Goodman, will explain why people worry, why it triggers physical symptoms of anxiety, and what people can do about it. He will be joined by a former worrier who will share how she gained control of the incessant inner-chatter of her anxious mind.
Please join us for this LIVE webinar and ask questions of Ken and his guest.
Webinar
12.17.2021
Calming the Inner-Chatter of Your Mind
Why do people worry, why does it trigger physical symptoms of anxiety, and what you can do about it.
Personal Story
12.15.2021
A Bump in the Road
After all the physical trauma and pain I endured along the way, the most difficult and long lasting hurdle I didn't anticipate to struggle with was my mental health.
Personal Story
12.12.2021
We Have Each Other
When someone like me goes through these phases throughout my life, you feel very lonely, and nobody understands what you're going through. They see your milestone posts on social media, and they congratulate you and cheer you on, yet it only makes the emptiness much harder to fill.
Blog post
12.10.2021
A Look Back and a Look Ahead
Happy Holidays! I wanted to end the year by taking a moment to reflect on my tenure as ADAA president - which was served entirely during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the highlights of these two years has been all that we were able to accomplish together despite the chaos of the world.
Personal Story
12.09.2021
Realizing My Power
I want to start off by saying I never knew or really understood anxiety. I have always been someone who worries, stresses, and constantly wondered "what If." It became normal and a constant in my life.
Webinar
12.08.2021
Helping Kids with Anxiety & Depression: Strategies for Parents & Caregivers
In this webinar, Dr. Vivyan will provide an overview of skills and tools for parents which can be effectively used to help kids with anxiety and depression.
Blog post
12.06.2021
Coping with Grief and Trauma During the Pandemic
As a result of this collective pandemic experience, more of us have experienced loss, both expected and unexpected. How do we manage these feelings of grief and trauma when we are faced with seemingly endless rounds of uncertainty, doubt, and fear?
Blog post
12.02.2021
Women, Unwanted Sexual Attention & Social Anxiety
There is an area of social anxiety that is practically a universal experience for girls and women, yet rarely gets discussed: non-touch unwanted sexual attention.Such experiences happen to all people of all ages, and between all genders. For girls, the incidence is particularly alarming. From puberty to age 18, more than 90% of girls experience such unwanted encounters.
Blog post
12.02.2021
The Mental Health Benefits of Gratitude for Kids & Teens
Gratitude may be especially helpful for kids and teens who suffer from symptoms of anxiety and depression, given its ability to improve symptoms associated with both of these categories of mental health disorders.
