Help your Adolescent Combat COVID Fatigue
As we enter our third year of pandemic life, with the omicron variant spreading across the country, one thing everyone can agree on is that we are TIRED of COVID. Although there was a brief reprieve this summer, when it appeared that we could soon stop wearing masks...
What’s Good for the Soul Can Also Be Good for your Mental Health
Recently, I’ve come across several articles about how frontline healthcare workers have been coping with the unrelenting stress and sadness of COVID-19. A common refrain from doctors, nurses and other hospital employees quoted in these articles is that their faith,...
Make your Teen’s Mental Health a Priority this Holiday Season
During the best of times, the holidays can be tough for those struggling with mental health or substance use issues – especially adolescents and teens. This year, with everything they have gone through during the pandemic, make sure that you are making your child’s mental health a priority and get help if you need it.
8 Tips to Help Manage Back-to-School Mental Health Concerns
For the estimated 20 percent of kids with mental health issues in the United States, the start of school can be extremely difficult during a normal year. Now, add the COVID-19 pandemic, and the uncertainty we all feel, and you know that there will be a lot of kids struggling in the coming weeks. In this blog, I share recommendations for how to ease your child’s distress.
