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A Short Musing on Kindness
It is 2020, and my son just graduated from college. We all gathered around our television, a reminder of days gone by when families gathered around the TV knowing that this was the only [...]
Mental Health, Injustice and Oppression
My heart is broken. George Floyd died Monday May 25th at the hands of a police officer that had an extensive history of complaints for excessive use of force. Since the video of his [...]
Navigating Mental Health During COVID-19
As we continue to navigate in unchartered territory, the COVID-19 crisis is having a deep impact on our mental health, especially for those who may be coping with loss, added stress and anxiety, and [...]
Mental Health Awareness Month
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month and its goal is to raise awareness, promote the importance of mental health services, such as therapy and neuropsychological assessments, battle the impact of stigma and educate [...]
From Helplessness to Empowerment: Creating New Opportunities Following Change and Loss
Systematic change has been imposed upon all of us as a result of Covid-19. It’s traumatic….and trauma can be scary and disorienting. What is now normal isn't normal at all. Rapid change has occurred [...]
Chicago therapists are switching to teletherapy to see stressed-out patients during coronavirus pandemic
By NARA SCHOENBERG CHICAGO TRIBUNE | APR 07, 2020 | 12:50 PM A front-line health care worker, wracked with fear. An international student stranded in the U.S. A Chicago Public Schools teacher aching for [...]
New Norms, New Opportunities
We are now, as a result of COVID-19 and social distancing, in the process of living and surviving in a society with new rules and new norms, and due to these new norms we [...]
Staying Connected in the Time of Social Distancing
In all the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are finding ourselves feeling disconnected and anxious. Most of us are practicing social distancing to slow the spread of the virus, and many [...]
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