Tevis Simon's childhood was fraught with uncertainty. She grew up in West Baltimore in the 1980s, a community that received little attention from the city and government investment, and her existence was overshadowed by her mother's opioid addiction. She never knew which version … [Read more...] about Sesame Workshop introduces tools to help kids understand addiction in families
Emotional resilience
5 ways rudeness is actually beneficial
No one likes to experience rudeness, so you’d be forgiven for thinking that it is both insidious and a wholly negative experience. Surprisingly, though, a study into the experience of rudeness within a mental health context found that it can also be viewed positively, or at … [Read more...] about 5 ways rudeness is actually beneficial
Resilience helps us through hard times. Here’s how to harness it
While we all know people who seem to be handing things amazingly well right now and see the pandemic as an opportunity for growth, many of us are just doing our best to get by. If you fall into the latter category, working to boost your resilience can help you cope with these … [Read more...] about Resilience helps us through hard times. Here’s how to harness it
Here are three mental habits to help you build resilience amid the crisis
Limited social contact with our friends and loved ones, being cut off from our workspaces, and the general loss of so many of our habits that used to make up our day-to-day lives can put a lot of strain on our emotional health. And while it’s no easy task to suddenly become … [Read more...] about Here are three mental habits to help you build resilience amid the crisis
Follow these 10 strategies to become more emotionally resilient
Emotional resilience is important when it comes to overcoming times of adversity as it helps us find a solution more easily by keeping our minds clear and lucid. While some of it may be genetic, there are ten traits that you can start cultivating today to start living life with … [Read more...] about Follow these 10 strategies to become more emotionally resilient