Covid-19 Has Led To Disruptions In Mental Health Services—Just As Demand For It Increases, WHO Says
Author: Carlie Porterfield, Forbes TOPLINE Coronavirus has spawned a new healthcare crisis as many services for treating mental health have been disrupted all over the world, all while the pandemic has worsened many people’s emotional health, according to a...
Loss and Recovery
The great H. Norman Wright once wrote that the most important element in recovering from loss is to remain connected to other people. This has no doubt been even more difficult if you have experienced a loss due to...
Building Habits of Connection into Your Marriage
Will Goodwin , M.A
All throughout our lives we are coached on the subject of establishing good and healthy habits for ourselves like: making our bed, brushing our teeth, eating well. But even with all that coaching and effort, keeping up with a...
My Plate is Too Full – How to Manage Stress and Anxiety
Alice D. Hoag , Ed.D.
Right about now, Covid fatigue is setting in. According to Dr. Kotwicki of Skyland Trail in Atlanta, statistics from his psychiatric facility are showing an increase in anxiety-related admissions (2020). Many people are being admitted for physical manifestations of...
Qualities in a Healthy Relationship
Madeline Redetzky , M.S.
We all have different experiences with relationships throughout our lives. They can range from healthy to unhealthy to even abusive in some cases. Sometimes when our relationship history has more unhealthy and abusive moments rather than healthy, it can...
Flexibility & Adaptability: Channeling New Strengths
It is no surprise that the year 2020 has brought each of us a multitude of emotions: fear, anxiety, loneliness, frustration, and confusion to name a few. Change has been an ever-present concept this year, placing us in situations...
Managing Stress & Anxiety
Maddie McGarrah , M.Ed.
As I am sure we have all felt, the past months have brought on multiple stressors. In dealing with the global pandemic, working from home, your child’s school schedule changing, an economic depression, racial injustice, and many more, it...
Warning Signs of Suicide
Suicide is complicated and tragic, but it is often preventable. Knowing the warning signs and how to get help can save lives. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, the behaviors listed below may be a sign that someone...
5 Action Steps for Helping Someone in Emotional Pain
In 2018, suicide claimed the lives of more than 48,000 people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Suicide affects people of all ages, genders, races, and ethnicities. Suicide is complicated and...