Coping Strategies

There’s been a lot of stress for everyone in the past year. During stressful times, it’s particularly important to soothe yourself and take care of your emotional health. GratitudeRight now, what are you grateful for?  Practicing gratitude helps us...

Wise Mind Accepts: A is for Activities

Distraction is a skill to use when you can’t change a situation. If you stay focused on what is upsetting you (like the Corona Virus) it won’t be helpful and can be overwhelming and depressing. Keeping up with the updates is important, but you also need a...

What Makes for a Successful Family?

Psychologists like to study everything!  Often they study what’s going wrong but sometimes they study what’s going right. What does the research show about successful families? They’ve identified some characteristics that could be helpful in...

Valuing Others

With life slowing down and, well, being in close quarters, there are a lot of adjustments. You had a normal way of living and your routines that worked for you. Suddenly in the pandemic period, your way of life could be turned upside down. So what are your values...

Paying Attention to Vulnerability Factors

In mental health, vulnerability factors are the circumstances and experiences that affect your ability to cope well or regulate your emotions. For example, being tired, hungry, experiencing financial difficulties or having a history of PTSD would be vulnerability...
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