coronavirus

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Staying Connected through Technology / Seven Days of Gratitude

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Staying Connected through Technology / Seven Days of Gratitude

Recently, I have been VERY grateful for technology and social media while I stay at home. Technology has been such an integral part of our lives for so long that it can be easy to take it for granted, and we can forget that it's a luxury. I use it for work of course, but also increasingly to stay connected with family, friends and patients, and to inspire others and be inspired by others. While it's not a substitute for an in-person connection, technology has helped ease our global pivot to staying safe at home to be less painful. FaceTiming and video calls with our loved ones has never felt so important. Zoom happy hours anyone?

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Open your Creativity and Let it Fly / Seven Days of Gratitude

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Open your Creativity and Let it Fly / Seven Days of Gratitude

Today, I'm grateful for creativity. It feels GOOD to be creative in any form of expression and creativity provides a host of benefits that are particularly helpful in our current global moment. Did you know, pursuing creative activities can help to reduce stress and anxiety, spark healing, bring a sense of purpose and accomplishment, AND improve your mood? With our lives and routines uprooted and isolation being a way of life for the time being, creativity can be an important key in managing change and thriving through challenging times. Professionally, as a psychiatrist and analyst, I encourage creativity as a part of the therapeutic process, as it's been proven to be a powerful avenue for healing. Personally, I enjoy creative writing

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Back to Basics, with a Smile / Seven Days of Gratitude

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Back to Basics, with a Smile / Seven Days of Gratitude

Today, I'm grateful to get back-to-basics exercising. We've all been deprived of our normal routines. With all of the rain we've been getting on the east coast, I'm relegated to working out at home to maintain my emotional, mental and physical well-being. I know that if we need an excuse we'll find one, and that cardio is possible in studio apartments and bedrooms - dancing or jumping jacks anyone? When I started training for Ironmans a decade ago, I didn't have a gym membership. The streets were my gym. So I returned to my fitness roots using an approach that marries MacGyver with a can-do attitude. Got a couch?

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Three Gifts of Coronavirus

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Three Gifts of Coronavirus

While grieving alongside the world, I am awake and aware. Many are suffering through uncertainty, stress of loneliness, unemployment, lack of income, home-schooling and social-isolation. Despite all the death, suffering and financial challenges, there is a silver lining in the coronavirus pandemic if we are still enough to see. In shining a light on a few of the positive outcomes, my intention is to help uplift us …

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Coping with Coronavirus

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Coping with Coronavirus

The outbreak of Coronavirus can be stressful. Fear about an invisible enemy can cause fear, anxiety, and panic. Coping with stress makes you stronger and helps those around you to be calmer. Those with preexisting mental health conditions need to continue their medication and treatment. Be aware of new or worsening symptoms. We are all in this together, and if we look at the positive, it will bring us closer and more connected. Here are 10 tips to reduce stress and anxiety:

Greater mental health awaits.