Gun Ownership, Suicide and Safety
I recently saw this wonderful, sensitive and informative video clip created by the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment about firearms and suicide in this state. CDPHE partnered...
View ArticleManaging Anxiety and Worry Around COVID-19
Have you noticed your anxiety levels rising around the COVID-19 outbreak? Do you find yourself worrying about what the illness means for you, your family and your friends? Are you struggling to adapt...
View ArticleCoping with stress and anxiety in the face of COVID-19
Last week I got to be a part of one of my favorite podcasts – The Healthy Family Project. It is so good! We discussed some strategies for coping with the inevitable anxiety that we are all feeling...
View ArticleCovid-19 and Teenagers
I recently wrote an article over at Produce for Kids about how to help teenagers cope with the stress, anxiety, worry and grief caused by COVID-19. Family game night, cute crafts and walks around the...
View ArticleMinimizing Media Use – Real Tools for Making Change
UGH! Enough of the onslaught of news, “news” and on-line conversations already. It’s too much. Keeping abreast of the latest goings-on and government orders are one thing, spending hours in deep-dive...
View ArticleDisagreeing About the COVID-19 Response? How To Keep Relationships Intact
Do you find yourself with opinions about what the government is doing (or not doing) to deal with COVID-19? Do your opinions match your family’s? Your friends’? Your neighbors’? No? Well, you’re not...
View ArticleFriendships in the Midst of a Pandemic
Everyone has an opinion about what is going on in the world these days. Our elected leaders, scientists, medical professionals, our partners, our neighbors, the guy pumping gas next to us, the lady in...
View ArticleAnxious About Getting Back Out There?
Been in your house for the last few months? It can be a little scary to get back out into the world. Socializing is a muscle – when we stop using it, it gets a little rusty. And that can lead to worry...
View ArticleReady for the Election?
Ready or not, the Presidential election is coming up…in 2 months…in the middle of a pandemic. Yikes! Just when we thought life couldn’t get more dramatic and contentious – here it comes. I’ve written...
View ArticleA Different Kind of Holiday Season
Well, here we are. The holiday season is upon us, and COVID rages on. We certainly aren’t where we hoped we would be at this point in the pandemic – to say the least. Typically, this time of year is...
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