How to Stay Positive During the Holiday Season
I came across this post from Positive Perspectives years ago, but it ' s still so relevant. Check out Lucy MacDonald ' s book, Learn to Be an Optimist, for even more positive ways of coping.Whatever holiday on your calendar in December - Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa - it is sometimes is a challenge to stay positive in the midst of the commercialism and general hub-bub. Here are a few ways to stay positive during the holidays:1. Avoid overscheduling yourself. Use an agenda to keep track of your holiday commitments so that you can physically see what you are committing yourself to. Along with your commitm...
Source: Dr. Deborah Serani - December 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: caregiving parenting resiliency well-being Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Family Perspective on Mental Illness
What’s it like growing up with a sibling with mental illness? In today’s show, we hear it straight from Gabe’s little sister Debbie, who shares what it was like living with Gabe well before anyone knew he had bipolar disorder.
Join us for a great discussion on mental health issues in families. While it’s always hard, there is often a silver lining.
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Source: World of Psychology - December 1, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: Bipolar Family General Not Crazy Podcast Source Type: blogs
Heartland parenting complicated by COVID
Shimmying in his blinding white high-top Converse, the latest addition to his increasingly fashion-conscious wardrobe, Calvin, my 17-year-old son, bursts out, “I’m a good boy! I’m a good boy! I’m a good boy!” Puzzled by this uncharacteristic child-like repetition, I set my banjo down and take in his 6’ 1” frame as he dances in […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
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Parenting in a pandemic: Making the best decisions for your family [PODCAST]
“You have made difficult choices about your family ’s health and safety already. Pediatricians help parents make these kinds of decisions all the time. The shared- decision model for practicing medicine encourages doctors like me to help provide information and counseling to empower you to make decisions. You’ve already made decisions essential to your family’s health, […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
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Podcast: Depression Management Hints and Tips
Can a never-depressed person truly understand what your depression is like? Or give you advice? Probably not. It’s like getting parenting advice from a non-parent. In today’s show, our two depressed co-hosts, Gabe and Lisa, understand the pain of depression and are here to share their experiences and offer some helpful tips.
If you’re struggling with depression, tune in for a great discussion — from two people who have been there and understand what you’re going through. By the end, you’ll know you’re not alone.
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Source: World of Psychology - November 24, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: Depression General LifeHelper Mental Health and Wellness Not Crazy Podcast Source Type: blogs
College student coming home? What to know and do
Because of the pandemic, many college students are coming home to finish the semester, either because of cases on campus, or because colleges are sending everyone home for Thanksgiving and not having them come back until the next term.
This situation requires some thought and planning, so as to keep everyone safe — and sane. Here are some things families need to think about.
Will your college student bring the COVID-19 virus home with them?
Many colleges have been having outbreaks, and infections can be asymptomatic. How you handle the return of college students to your household depends on the situation at their school,...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - November 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Adolescent health Coronavirus and COVID-19 Parenting Source Type: blogs
Pandemic parenting during medical school
By all appearances, I was just another sweaty-palmed medical student taking the first neuroanatomy exam of the semester. The stakes are high with every step toward becoming a doctor, but they were even higher for me that day. Failing the test would mean withdrawing for the semester, effectively delaying my education by a year. Such […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 4, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/jessica-de-haan" rel="tag" > Jessica De Haan, PA-C < /a > < /span > Tags: Education Medical school Source Type: blogs
Kamala Harris and The Pursuit of Equity
Ryan BourneSo there ’s a big difference between equality and equity. Equality suggests, “oh everyone should get the same amount.” The problem with that, not everybody’s starting out from the same place. So if we’re all getting the same amount, but you started out back there and I started out over here, we could get the same amount, but you ’re still going to be that far back behind me. It’s about giving people the resources and the support they need, so that everyone can be on equal footing, and then compete on equal footing. Equitable treatment means we all end up in the same place.The above text i...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 3, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Ryan Bourne Source Type: blogs
Defusing the “Benadryl challenge”: Discussing danger with teens
Let’s start with the bottom line: Parents of teens need to help them understand that just because they have been “challenged” to do something doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. But as simple as that sounds to us, it’s tough for many teens to grasp.
The latest challenge in the news is the “Benadryl challenge” that appeared on TikTok, a popular social media video platform. The idea was to take a whole lot of Benadryl (diphenhydramine, a common antihistamine) in order to cause a high, with hallucinations. While it’s true that diphenhydramine can make you high and make you hallucinate, when you take too much ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - November 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Adolescent health Behavioral Health Children's Health Parenting Source Type: blogs
Keeping your family safe this Thanksgiving
So much is different and hard during this pandemic — including planning for the holidays.
It’s understandable to want to gather with friends and family. We are all so worn out by the COVID-19 pandemic, and need some cheering up. And most of us have friends and family that we haven’t been able to really spend time with — or haven’t seen at all — for months.
But gathering with friends and family can bring real risks during the pandemic, especially with cases rising all over the country. All it takes is one sick person — who may not even realize that they are sick — to infect others and spread the virus even m...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Coronavirus and COVID-19 Health Infectious diseases Parenting Relationships Source Type: blogs
It ’s Never Too Late to Change Your Life
How many times have you been sitting with a friend or family member that speaks about all the things they used to do, but no longer do, stating “I could do that back when I was younger, but I'm too old now”. I hear ageist comments like this often from people in my life and certainly from clients, who feel as if after the age of 40 it's time to close up shop regarding anything in the realm of excitement and activities.
Ageism is an issue that people face on a global level. It's a societal stigma that humans have imposed upon themselves.
Those living in past eras had more traditional mindsets about how ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - October 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ivy Ivers Tags: career confidence featured philosophy self-improvement success ageism change your life motivation self improvement Source Type: blogs
Getting Beyond 2020!
And this is not just happening in the United States. This kind of division is happening around the world.
The impact of this election, and this time in the world, will have a life-long impact on our children. They will grow up in the shadow of the pandemic. They will form in an atmosphere of unrest. They will inherit the anxiety and uncertainty they see all around them. Unless we can change and learn to work together.
On June 21, 2001, my family visited the Pearl Harbor Memorial. We boarded a ferry from the shore to the sunken USS Arizona. On the ferry were two older men in uniform. One had served in the American Navy. The...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - October 23, 2020 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Parenting Positive Parenting Source Type: blogs
Beyond trick-or-treating: Safe Halloween fun during the COVID-19 pandemic
Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve had to find new ways to do almost everything — and the same is true of this year’s Halloween celebrations.
Two mainstays of Halloween, trick-or-treating and Halloween parties, could be very risky this year. Going from house to house, sticking your hands in bowls of candy that many other hands have touched, or being close to people indoors or out, are all activities that could spread the virus. Even if people feel perfectly well, there’s no guarantee that they aren’t sick, and therefore contagious.
That doesn’t mean we have to ditch Halloween entirely. On the contrary, ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Coronavirus and COVID-19 Parenting Source Type: blogs
Understanding a Dysfunctional Childhood
Let’s discuss the nuances of dysfunctional parenting. In today’s Not Crazy podcast, Gabe recalls the relationship he had with his parents when he was young. As a teen, he thought his parents were being overly harsh, but now he sees they were trying to punish symptoms of his undiagnosed bipolar disorder — and were doing the best they could.
Join us for a great discussion on how the parent-child dynamic can go wrong when undiagnosed mental illness is involved.
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Source: World of Psychology - October 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: Bipolar Children and Teens Disorders Family Not Crazy Podcast Parenting Source Type: blogs
Grandparenting: Navigating risk as the pandemic continues
At the end of March, as the pandemic reshaped all our lives, I wrote a blog post about how grandparents might cope with safety recommendations made at that time while remaining connected with their families. Many of us hoped that the crisis would be short-lived, enabling us to return to “normal” before too long. Now six months have elapsed, and as one reader recently wrote to me, “we grandparents are muddling through.”
So, with fall here and winter on the way, what’s next for grandparents? Those with serious medical conditions may find little has changed since March: it’s still safest to limit in-person contact...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ellen S. Glazer, LICSW Tags: Coronavirus and COVID-19 Parenting Relationships Source Type: blogs
