If the 2024 presidential election did not go the way you hoped, you might be stressed, disgusted, anxious, despondent, angry, and full of dread. It may feel overwhelming to take in any more worrisome news and you may be wishing you could hibernate in a cave. Or, you may feel motivated to mobilize but at […]
Ana is a psychologist in private practice in Philadelphia. She is the mother of three children and she enjoys outdoor adventures. At what age should we let kids use social media? As a clinical psychologist and mother of three, I’ve been grappling with this question. My oldest child is 13 and he claims that everyone […]
The STRESS being created by this unprecedented global crisis is intense. Worldwide, people are worried that they or others may get sick and die from covid-19. They are worried about their livelihoods and worried about access to necessities. Here are some coping strategies that I hope will help you: Limit your consumption of coronavirus related […]
How to Use Diaphragmatic Breathing to Help You Feel Calm: When we are stressed and anxious we tend to take short, shallow breaths. Breathing this way can cause us to reach a point of hyperventilation, which is when we’ve upset the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in our bodies such that we have too […]