A few distance learning tips for students: Identify a study space Identifying a consistent study space in your home. A study space does not always need to be a separate…
adolescents and young adultsCovid-19 Crisis
Blog
Psychosomatic Symptoms: The Mind-Body Connection
I was recently asked by a patient to explain psychosomatic symptoms.  A psychosomatic illness originates from or is aggravated by emotional stress and manifests in the body as physical…
anxietydepressionstrategies for self-care
Nine reasons why cross cultural friendships are great for your brain
Nine reasons why cross cultural friendships are great for your brain: 1. MULTICULTURALISM This is the ability to adapt and mix with people of different cultural background, religions, and races.…
General
How to beat the Monday morning blues
1. Be with loved ones. Set aside some time over the weekend to enjoy your social connections. That could be hanging out with your family, watching a movie with a…
Generalstrategies for self-care
Small but mighty hacks to improve your mental health
According to the World Health Organization “mental health is an integral part of health; indeed, there is no health without mental health.” Here are a few small but mighty hacks…
Covid-19 Crisisdepressionstrategies for self-care
Friends are relatives you make for yourself
Friends are relatives you make for yourself. ― Eustache Deschamps Famed anthropologist Margaret Mead was once asked, what do consider to be a sign of advanced civilization, over the course…
General
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and mental health
She was a champion for the most vulnerable. Thanks to Justice Ginsburg, the 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C. stated that mental illness was a disability and…
General
The neuropsychology of binge watching
According to the American Psychological Association, there has been a significant uptick in anxiety disorders over the past five years. There has also been a steady increase in binge watching,…
General
The Power of Empathy
In 1909, the psychologist Edward Titchener translated the German Einfühlung (‘feeling into’) into English as ‘empathy’. Empathy can be defined as a person’s ability to recognize and share the emotions…
adolescents and young adultsparenting
Attachment styles and the development of lifelong relationships.
Do you wonder if your child has developed a healthy sense of emotional connectedness to their surroundings? Healthy Attachment lays the groundwork for social and emotional engagement, intellectual and educational…
adolescents and young adultsparenting
