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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a perfect time to talk about resilience and ways we can build more resilience within. First, let’s talk about what we mean by “resilience.” What is resilience? Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, threats, or other significant sources of stress, according…
Being a parent is stressful. With all that you have to do in a day, it is no wonder that teenage attitudes and toddler tantrums can easily push you over the edge. You are working in or out of the home each day, getting food on the table, playing taxi driver, cheerleader, nurse, and homework…
Everyone who has ever had a job has likely experienced work-related stress. The American Psychological Association’s annual Stress in America survey consistently finds that the majority of Americans find work stressful. Although work stress cannot be avoided entirely, chronic stress at work can lead to many mental and physical health issues. If not kept in…
The holiday season can be full of joy, excitement, love, and togetherness. But, with all the togetherness can also come more discomfort, stress, and ultimately more symptoms of anxiety and depression. That is why it is crucial that you learn how to set boundaries with family and friends during the holiday season and beyond. Setting…
Being a member of the LGBTQ community in Virginia, and beyond, comes with several challenges that are deeply personal. In the quest for freedom to love whomever they choose and the ability to express their true identity, the LGBTQ population is often met with prejudice, discrimination, hate, distrust, and disrespect. As friends of the LGBTQ…
It is that time again — busy season. It is the time of the year when school is drawing to a close, summer is looming, schedules are quickly filling, parenting pots are overflowing with sports, teacher gifts, party planning, camp scheduling, vacations, etc. While exciting, especially as things begin to feel more normal since the…
We say (or think) it all the time: “Doing x,y,z for me is selfish.” We often say we don’t have time for self-care or we have too much to worry about to do things for ourselves. It is an unfortunate mindset and, quite frankly, practicing self-care is the opposite of selfish. We struggle, especially as…
This month is about celebrating the many contributions of African Americans in the United States. It is about recognizing how far Black Americans have come throughout history and highlighting areas that still need work. One of those areas is mental health. Did you know Black adults in the U.S. are more likely to struggle with…
