Tag: Wellness
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Holiday stress and how to navigate it with chronic illness
The holiday season, often celebrated as a time of joy and togetherness, can inadvertently bring about heightened stress levels that impact individuals on various fronts. For those managing chronic illnesses, the intersection of holiday stress and health becomes a particularly nuanced challenge. There is an intricate relationship between stress and chronic illness, underscoring the importance…
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Breast Cancer and its Impact on Mental Health
As October ends, our Chronic Illness specialist wanted to take a moment to discuss breast cancer in Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Our clinician identifies types of breast cancers, treatments, and the impact on mental health. Our specialist also provides strategies in coping with mental health factors.
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HISTORY AND HEALTH OF HISPANIC-LATINO PEOPLE
This month we celebrate Hispanic-Latino Heritage month with our Latinx mental health specialist discussing the history, mental health, and physical health of the people of such a diverse hispanic heritage.
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Sleep and neurofeedback
In this fast-paced, chaotic life that we all may live at least one point in our lives, we can feel that we are just not getting enough sleep! That is why this month’s post, our clinician focuses on sleep. She discusses the importance of sleep, what can effect sleep, and how we ca get better…
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Benefits of Breathing and Laughing
This month, our clinician reminds us to take a moment in these trying times for self-care through deep breaths and laughter.
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Benefits of Yoga and Movement to Mental health
Close your eyes and notice if you are carrying any stress in your body in this moment. Maybe in the jaw or stomach? Now, try to create space around the tension or stress by sending the energy of the breath around the tension. Breath regulation is beneficial in allowing people to slow down into what…
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mental health and diabetes in asian Americans
As we come to the end of AAPI awareness month, our chronic illness specialist looks at the effects of diabetes in the Asian American population.
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Women’s Health History
At the end of Women’s History Month, our Chronic Illness specialist discusses the history of women’s health and our progression thus far. She further provides resources for non-profit organizations, research initiatives, and other women’s health advocacy resources.
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Mental Health in the hospitality industry
“We’ve got to have a delicate balance of carefully and prudently going towards normality and opening up at the same time that we contain and allow these surges. Staying shut down has economic, employment, health and other negative consequences…” – Dr. Anthony Fauci Introduction Covid-19 is one of the most potent and aggressive ailments our…
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Emotional Regulation and Chronic Illness
This month’s blog post explores the topic of emotional regulation as it relates to chronic illness as well as general stress and anxiety.