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Increase Your Resilience with 3 Simple Strategies

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If you’ve been dealing with higher stress levels than usual, you’re not alone—as COVID-19 continues, countless Americans continue to navigate the impact the virus has had on their health, families, and finances. It’s been reported that over 30 percent of Americans say they’re facing negative economic impacts as a result of the pandemic—and those numbers are growing. With ongoing furloughs and layoffs, you might not realize how financial stress can impact your physical and mental health. 

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How to Alleviate Stress After a Loss

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Nothing hurts as much as losing someone close to you in life.  Having to grieve while still moving forward with your responsibilities and job can be enough to push anyone over the edge into a stressed mess.  There’s nothing wrong with grief or trying to work through the complicated feelings that are whipping through your mind, but the stress is enough to eat some people alive.  If you’re not sure how to work through this, and you want to move forward with your life, here are the top ways to get through the stress of grief. [Read more…]

Mental Health Benefits of Exercise

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For most of us, exercise is a part of our everyday routine. Whether it’s taking a brisk walk, lifting weights, or moving through some yoga, daily movement has so many physical benefits. While most think to link exercise to physical improvements, what we might not realize is exercise has a huge impact on our mental health. [Read more…]

How Mental Health and Writing Once Saved the World

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To be a writer is a blessing in disguise and the downsides? The Journal of Psychiatric Research’s findings reveals shocking revelations – “something about the life of an author tends toward depression”. It is believed environmental factors play a vital role in the triggering of such illnesses. Studies also suggest a link between bipolar disorder and creativity. [Read more…]