A Letter to Your Anxious Mind

A Letter to Your Anxious Mind

For the mind that overthinks, worries, catastrophizes, races, and/or ruminates. Dear Mind, While you are a vital organ that helps me in fundamental ways, I realize that I have a divisive relationship with you. I am hoping to improve the relationship, as I realize that...
What First Responders Teach Us About Cumulative Stress

What First Responders Teach Us About Cumulative Stress

Understanding this for the sake of your physical and mental health. A firefighter and EMS worker I recently saw reported that he had been on the job since he was 18 years old. He recognized that over time his cumulative stress impaired his relationships and ability to...
Stress: The Growing Teen Epidemic

Stress: The Growing Teen Epidemic

Teens routinely say that their school-year stress levels are far higher than they think is healthy and their average reported stress exceeds that of adults, per an annual survey published by the American Psychological Association (APA).[i] On average, teens reported...