THE TOP 5 DISTRACTIONS THAT CAN MAKE YOU HAPPIER RIGHT NOW
The pandemic is still with us. In parts of the country, infection rates are going up. It is also flu season, which threatens to overtax doctor's offices and hospitals that [...]
THE COVID CRASH
Are you suddenly feeling overwhelmed, depressed, and worried when you had been responding to the "new pandemic normal" just fine? Many people felt kind of energized and easily able to "keep [...]
When to limit social media
A new client contacted me last week because he just had the first panic attack of his life. He did not have any previous history of anxiety or depression and [...]
Dr Monnica T Williams: Can a White Person Understand the Black Experience?
Today I am posting an article by Monnica T. Williams, Ph.D., ABPP who is a licensed clinical psychologist and associate professor at the University of Ottawa in the School of [...]
CORONAVIRUS DREAMS-A LOCAL SURVEY
I have been having vivid, sometimes unsettling, dreams since the pandemic started, and I am not the only one. Psychologists are noticing that many people's dreams have changed since Covid-19. They are [...]
5 SKILLS TO DE-ESCALATE FAMILY CONFLICT DURING COVID-19
We are all stressed during COVID-19 lockdown. In many families, tension and anger are becoming a problem. Couples and siblings are fighting because they are stuck together 24-7 and isolated [...]