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Adolescent, Anxiety, caregiving, Childcare, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Healthy home, mental health, Parenting, Parenting teens, Stress
Hereโs How to Help Your Kids Break out of Their Pandemic Bubble and Transition Back to Being With Others
Read More: Hereโs How to Help Your Kids Break out of Their Pandemic Bubble and Transition Back to Being With OthersBy Dominique A. Phillips, University of Miami and Jill Ehrenreich-May, University of Miami Pilar’s parents took all the recommended precautions to shield her from the dangers of COVID-19. They stayed at home, away from family, friends and group activities. Pilar had remained in virtual schooling throughout the pandemic as a first and then second grader.…
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check your vitamin d levels, fashion over 50, fuel your brain, good vs. bad stress, leggings for women over 50, Lifestyle blogs for older women, Lifestyle magazine for women over 50, Living Better 50, LivingBetter50, Magazine for women over 50, over 50 fashion, over 50 health, over 50 magazine free download, over 50 spirituality, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Self-Care, spring fever, starting over at 50, starting over at 60 a woman’s journey, Stress, stress relief, tips to reduce stress, unhealthy stress
Women Over 50 Combatting Spring Fever
Read More: Women Over 50 Combatting Spring FeverMany people often associate seasonal depression with winter and fall months. But did you know that the warmer and longer spring (spring fever) and summer days can actually play a part in emotional and mental distress? ย Most people have heard of, or can identify with, the mood changes that occur in the fall or…
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Anxiety, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Diet nutrition, Healthy Eating, Pandemic, Research, sleep, Stress, Weight Loss
Unwanted Weight Gain or Weight Loss During the Pandemic? Blame Your Stress Hormones
Read More: Unwanted Weight Gain or Weight Loss During the Pandemic? Blame Your Stress HormonesBy Lina Begdache, Binghamton University, State University of New York If you have experienced unwanted weight gain or weight loss during the pandemic, you are not alone. According to a poll by the American Psychological Association, 61% of U.S. adults reported undesired weight change since the pandemic began. The results, released in March 2021, showed…
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Women Frequently Experience Sexual Harassment at Work, yet Few Claims Ever Reach a Courtroom
Read More: Women Frequently Experience Sexual Harassment at Work, yet Few Claims Ever Reach a CourtroomBy Joseph A. Seiner, University of South Carolina Sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, including at least three from current or former aides, are a reminder of just how commonplace unwanted touching, propositioning and other inappropriate behavior is in the workplace. My recent research explores the prevalence of toxic work environments โ…
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Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Depression, mental health, Self-Care, Stress, Veteran’s health & wellness
Service Dogs Can Help Veterans With PTSD โ Growing Evidence Shows They May Reduce Anxiety in Practical Ways
Read More: Service Dogs Can Help Veterans With PTSD โ Growing Evidence Shows They May Reduce Anxiety in Practical WaysBy Leanne Nieforth, Purdue University and Marguerite E. O’Haire, Purdue University As many as 1 in 5 of the roughly 2.7 million Americans deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001 are experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD, a mental health problem that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening traumatic event, is a complex…
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My Autism Diagnosis in My Late 30s Changed My Life for the Better
Read More: My Autism Diagnosis in My Late 30s Changed My Life for the BetterMarch 29 to April 4 is Autism Awareness Week. I woke up in the hospital in the middle of the night to the worst pain of my life. I felt my jugular vein in my neck pulsing, and I was crying uncontrollably. The doctors whisked me off for an emergency CT scan of my head…
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fashion over 50, good vs. bad stress, leggings for women over 50, Lifestyle blogs for older women, Lifestyle magazine for women over 50, Living Better 50, LivingBetter50, Magazine for women over 50, over 50 fashion, over 50 health, over 50 magazine free download, over 50 spirituality, Self-Care, starting over at 50, starting over at 60 a woman’s journey, Stress, stress relief, tips to reduce stress, unhealthy stress
Ways for Women Over 50 to Relieve Stress
Read More: Ways for Women Over 50 to Relieve StressStress is prevalent among women over the age of 50. Women are 50% more stressed than men from the same age group, and this gap is exacerbated as women age and take on more and more responsibilities. With stress being a significant contributor to the most prevalent and deadly diseases in the US, we need…
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Coronavirus, COVID-19, Depression, mental health, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Real women real stories, Self-Care, sleep, Stress, Yoga
Boxing is helping me rage out my grief after losing my pregnancy and my father
Read More: Boxing is helping me rage out my grief after losing my pregnancy and my fatherWhen I learned I was pregnant in mid-December, my husband, Patrick, and I were ecstatic. We’d been trying for a year and given my “geriatric” age of 37, had been wondering if something was wrong. Patrick, 42, had his semen tested. All clear! I had some blood tests to measure my hormone and thyroid levels…
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My Heart Attack at 43 Was Terrifying. Then It Changed My Life for the Better.
Read More: My Heart Attack at 43 Was Terrifying. Then It Changed My Life for the Better.As told to Kimberly Rex In October 2015, I had a busy life with a demanding career as a deputy head teacher at a high school in England and two daughters, ages 6 and 10. At 43, I was an active swimmer and tried to eat well and stay fit. One Sunday, after a frazzled…
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No, You Are Not Addicted to Your Digital Device, But You May Have a Habit You Want to Break
Read More: No, You Are Not Addicted to Your Digital Device, But You May Have a Habit You Want to BreakBy Ian A. Anderson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Wendy Wood, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Imagine that you’re a typical middle school student having dinner with your family. Your mother takes your smartphone away and puts it in a lock-box that won’t open for an hour. Would…
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Anxiety, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Depression, Energy, Fatigue, mental health, Self-Care, sleep, Stress
5 Ways to Cope With Seasonal Affective Disorder
Read More: 5 Ways to Cope With Seasonal Affective DisorderI dread daylight saving time. Each year when that November weekend approaches, I brace for the return of my seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression that typically recurs each fall and lasts through the winter (a smaller percentage of people have SAD symptoms during the summer). I am part of the estimated 0.5%…
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Unwrapping Depression for the Holidays
Read More: Unwrapping Depression for the HolidaysFor nearly 20 years, Kristy dealt with untreated depression on her own. She thought she could ignore her feelings. She pushed through โ even during her first divorce, when she began to wonder whether her family would be better off without her. It was only after her retirement 15 years later, when she struggled with…
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Anxiety, Depression, Medication safety, mental health, Prescrption drugs, Self-Care, sleep, Stress, Substance abuse
New Antidepressants Can Lift Depression and Suicidal Thoughts Fast, but Donโt Expect Magic Cures
Read More: New Antidepressants Can Lift Depression and Suicidal Thoughts Fast, but Donโt Expect Magic CuresBy Nicholas Mischel, Wayne State University Depression is the most common cause of disability in the world. Chances are high that you or someone you know will experience a period when depression gets in the way of work, social life or family life. Nearly two in three people with depression will experience severe effects. As…
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Amid COVID and Racial Unrest, Black Churches Put Faith in Mental Health Care
Read More: Amid COVID and Racial Unrest, Black Churches Put Faith in Mental Health CareBy Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health News Wilma Mayfield used to visit a senior center in Durham, North Carolina, four days a week and attend Lincoln Memorial Baptist Church on Sundays, a ritual she’s maintained for nearly half a century. But over the past 10 months, she’s seen only the inside of her home, the grocery…
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Meghan Markle and Me
Read More: Meghan Markle and MeI never imagined having anything in common with a royal, but with Meghan Markle’s announcement that she’d suffered a miscarriage this past summer, there it was. While it’s been two decades since I experienced three miscarriages, I felt an instant connection to Markle’s pain, loss and isolation. It’s that isolation — the solitary mourning Markle…
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Laughing Is Good For Your Mind and Your Body โ Hereโs What the Research Shows
Read More: Laughing Is Good For Your Mind and Your Body โ Hereโs What the Research ShowsBy Janet M. Gibson, Grinnell College Amusement and pleasant surprises – and the laughter they can trigger – add texture to the fabric of daily life. Those giggles and guffaws can seem like just silly throwaways. But laughter, in response to funny events, actually takes a lot of work, because it activates many areas of…
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Long-Term Care Workers, Grieving and Under Siege, Brace for COVIDโs Next Round
Read More: Long-Term Care Workers, Grieving and Under Siege, Brace for COVIDโs Next RoundBy Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News In the middle of the night, Stefania Silvestri lies in bed remembering her elderly patients’ cries. “Help me.” “Please don’t leave me.” “I need my family.” Months of caring for older adults in a Rhode Island nursing home ravaged by COVID-19 have taken a steep toll on Silvestri, 37,…
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How to Have a Safe and Chill Thanksgiving
Read More: How to Have a Safe and Chill ThanksgivingBefore COVID-19 cases started to rise over the summer, Leslie and her husband, David* were planning to visit his family on the West Coast for Thanksgiving. Now, with the United States experiencing a third wave of infections, they decided not to make the trip, even though it’s been over a year since they’ve seen his…
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Feeling Disoriented by the Election, Pandemic and Everything Else? Itโs Called โzozobra,โ and Mexican Philosophers Have Some Advice
Read More: Feeling Disoriented by the Election, Pandemic and Everything Else? Itโs Called โzozobra,โ and Mexican Philosophers Have Some AdviceBy Francisco Gallegos, Wake Forest University and Carlos Alberto Sánchez, San José State University Ever had the feeling that you can’t make sense of what’s happening? One moment everything seems normal, then suddenly the frame shifts to reveal a world on fire, struggling with pandemic, recession, climate change and political upheaval. That’s “zozobra,” the peculiar…
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Five Ways to Improve Your Sexual Wellness
Read More: Five Ways to Improve Your Sexual WellnessWhen we talk about health, we need to include sexual health, which plays a crucial role in our well-being. Unfortunately, the pandemic, which has impacted every aspect of our lives and is taking a serious toll on our mental health, is also encroaching on our sex lives. “Anything that negatively affects the individual or the…
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3 Ways to Get Your Point Across While Wearing a Mask โ Tips From An Award-winning Speech Coach
Read More: 3 Ways to Get Your Point Across While Wearing a Mask โ Tips From An Award-winning Speech CoachBy Cheryl Chambers, Mississippi State University You wear your mask, keep six feet between yourself and others and are committed to safety. But the measures that help minimize your risk of COVID-19 can also have an impact on your interactions with others. As you stroll the aisle of a supermarket, you approach someone who looks…
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Anxiety, Behealthiher, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Depression, Energy, Fatigue, mental health, Self-Care, sleep, Stress
How to Cope With 2020 Burnout
Read More: How to Cope With 2020 BurnoutOn a recent Houseparty call with my three best friends, I burst into tears. “I’m stressed about everything,” I sobbed, surprising myself. “I think I’m going COVID crazy.” Our calls are usually a hoot, but we were all feeling spent. Jessi’s husband had had heart surgery, and no one could visit him because of COVID-19…
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Helicopter Parenting Is Hurting Our Kids
Read More: Helicopter Parenting Is Hurting Our KidsLast summer, Alex Silverman’s 16-year-old son Julian went off with a couple of camp friends to travel around Europe — without his parents. “Julian could be the most prepared 16-year-old I know,” said Alex, a native New Yorker. I’ll have to agree with Alex. Julian sounds incredibly independent for a young person, especially in these…
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Anxiety, Depression, Estrogen, healthy aging, Hormones, Menopause, mental health, Perimenopause, Stress
Dealing With Rage During the Perimenopause Transition and Beyond
Read More: Dealing With Rage During the Perimenopause Transition and BeyondThe rage hit Juliet Doherty like a train. At 48 years old, Doherty had been in perimenopause for two years, living with daily headaches, sore breasts and irregular periods. But it had been manageable. “Naively, I believed that if that was all it was, I would be fine,” Doherty said. That suddenly changed when she…
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Anxiety, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Labor & delivery, mental health, Newborn, Pregnancy, Pregnancy & parenting, Stress
Pregnancy During a Pandemic: the Stress of COVID-19 on Pregnant Women and New Mothers Is Showing
Read More: Pregnancy During a Pandemic: the Stress of COVID-19 on Pregnant Women and New Mothers Is ShowingBy Jennifer C. Ablow, University of Oregon and Elinor Sullivan, Oregon Health & Science University Pregnancy is stressful, to say the least, but COVID-19 brings new challenges to parents of newborns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified pregnant women as a vulnerable population. If infected, they are more likely to be hospitalized…
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Canโt Sleep Due to COVID-19 Stress?
Read More: Canโt Sleep Due to COVID-19 Stress?Layoffs. Working from home. Homeschooling children. Lack of physical contact with friends and family members. These are all issues the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to our lives — not to mention worries over our health and that of our loved ones. These concerns can lead to an increase in anxiety, depression and stress, some of…
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5 Things to Look For On a College Campus That Benefit Mental Health
Read More: 5 Things to Look For On a College Campus That Benefit Mental HealthBy Carly Drake, North Central College and Diane Bruce Anstine, North Central College Researchers have studied college students’ mental health for decades. Even in the 1920s, it was clear that the many stresses of higher education – like academic demands, post-graduation plans and financial concerns – wear on students. This stress can incite new mental…
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Namaste Noir: Yoga Co-Op Seeks to Diversify Yoga to Heal Racialized Trauma
Read More: Namaste Noir: Yoga Co-Op Seeks to Diversify Yoga to Heal Racialized TraumaBy Chandra Thomas Whitfield, KHN DENVER — Beverly Grant spent years juggling many roles before yoga helped her restore her balance. When not doting over her three children, she hosted her public affairs talk radio show, attended community meetings or handed out cups of juice at her roving Mo’ Betta Green MarketPlace farmers market, which…
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5 Best Apps to Cultivate a Meditation Habit
Read More: 5 Best Apps to Cultivate a Meditation HabitI used to journal and meditate every night before bed. It was the perfect way to end often stressful days and allowed me to process my thoughts. That practice went on the back burner over a year ago when I moved in with my partner, and our nightly routines meshed. My 20 minute journal-and-meditate routine…
