July 29, 2024

The Heart of Courage: Navigating Grief, Fear, and Kindness

The Heart of Courage: Navigating Grief, Fear, and Kindness As a child, I watched The Wizard of Oz multiple times. Zeke, (The Cowardly Lion), wore his vulnerability on his furry sleeve, had difficulty saying what he felt, and I loved him. I very much wanted him to be brave, despite […]

August 7, 2020

The Physical Toll of COVID-19 Is Compounded By Its Psychological Impacts

August 7, 2020

Taking Our Own Personal Needs Seriously, Despite What Others Do or Think

We are always living with the unknown. But during COVID-19, that unknown has been magnified. We try to get a handle on information to make informed decisions that affect us and our families and friends in the midst of news cycles and people’s behaviors that are like shifting sands. Additionally, […]

July 16, 2020

Helping Our Children Process Protests for Racial Justice

As white people, we have the opportunity to learn that Black people almost always experience their daily lives in ways that we do not understand.

June 9, 2020

Tips for Performing Acts of Kindness

Many of you have read about and heard Amanda Salzhauer (co-author of The Kindness Advantage) and me discuss The Helper’s High, a term coined by Alan Lux). The Helper’s High refers to a flood of endorphins that occurs in a person doing a kind act that makes them feel good and encourages them to do another […]

June 9, 2020

Conversation Hugs

Because of COVID-19, many of the critical ways we connect with others – person to person conversations, physical touch, hugs – have become impossible. Millions of people have turned to frequent phone calls, Zoom, and other internet platforms seeking to find ways to replace the missing connection. Often these efforts […]

May 1, 2020

Emotions during COVID-19

The outbreak of the novel Coronavirus has a way of evoking every possible emotion. The short list includes: fear, sadness, grief, anxiety, anger, loneliness, despair, and worry. While it is understandable that we should feel many of these emotions, we face a challenge trying not to miss the opportunities […]

May 1, 2020

Tips for Deepening Quality Connections

Connection is protection. The more connected we feel, the safer we feel. How do we manage that when we need to practice physical distancing? Many of us are feeling alienated and unsafe because we are disconnected from those with whom we normally interact. It’s normal to feel anxiety, depression, […]

March 19, 2020

Tips for Staying Connected

During this period of social distancing it is important to keep connected with others, particularly for people who live alone. Now is the time to stay connected with technology (in addition to social media which can be VERY stressful). Social support helps us to deal with stressful situations because 1) […]

March 19, 2020

Rethinking “Am I OLD?”

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), I am “old.” Not only that, I am “elderly.” WOW! I have spent my entire life keeping my mind, body, and spirit as healthy (and youthful) as possible. And I am still convinced that was (is) the right decision. These days, however, […]

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