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Call to Courageous Communication
“May we decompose violence in ourselves before we ask it in the world.” Brontë Velez Black Lives Matter. Black Mental Health Matters. We hope you are finding care and support during these trying times in our world. It is a time of grief and mourning as well as a call to awareness, change, and action. […]
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Dealing With Feelings of Isolation During Quarantine
Many of us have found ourselves in a very isolated situation during the coronavirus pandemic. It may be by choice that you are leaving your house very infrequently in an attempt to be safer because you are in one of the high-risk health categories. It may be that your job has decided to have employees […]
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Staying Social in the Age of Social Distancing
Social distancing is a phrase we have all become quite accustomed to during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. It may very well be the phrase of 2020. Health experts and government officials have asked us to maintain spacing of at least 6 feet from others, avoid any kind of gatherings, and generally isolate ourselves in order […]
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Tips For Working From Home
The coronavirus pandemic has brought many changes, both in our personal and professional lives. Not the least of which is that many people have suddenly found themselves in the new position of working from home. While working from home may have seemed like a dream opportunity in the past, many are finding it more challenging […]
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Lockdown – A Poem by Fr. Richard Hendrick, OFM
Yes there is fear.Yes there is isolation.Yes there is panic buying.Yes there is sickness.Yes there is even death.But,They say that in Wuhan after so many years of noiseYou can hear the birds again.They say that after just a few weeks of quietThe sky is no longer thick with fumesBut blue and grey and clear.They say […]
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How to Handle Feelings of Anxiety Relating to the Coronavirus
Many people are experiencing feelings of anxiousness in relation to the rise in reported cases of the coronavirus around the world and especially due to its recent spread here in the United States. For those in China at the center of the outbreak, its impact on their mental health has been undeniable. Yet, even in […]
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Why Do Celebrity Deaths Impact Us
The tragic passing last week of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant stirred strong emotions for some people. It’s helpful to notice our emotional reaction to grief, as it can connect us to one another, and to the practice of gratitude. Almost every single one of us can name a celebrity death that affected us. Maybe it […]
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Seasonal Affective Disorder
The popular phrase, “Spring ahead. Fall back,” referring to the changing of our clocks for Daylight Savings Time has a deeper impact for some people. Have you recently been experiencing depressed moods, a noticeable loss of energy and motivation, more time spent in bed and sleeping, increased anxiety, and difficulty staying focused? You are not […]
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Mobile Gaming Addiction On The Rise
Like most of us today, you have probably experienced playing some form of game or games on your mobile device at one time or another. If you have, you likely already understand just how easy it can be to get engulfed in solving puzzles, shooting your opponents, unlocking new collectible items, and climbing to the […]
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