Get up and get moving! Exercise is a great way to improve your behavior, and mood and revitalize the mind and body. There are many science-backed reasons why exercise helps boost your mood, increase focus, and reduce stress. Exercise reduces clinical mental health issues by improving brain chemistry and increasing feel-good neurotransmitters. It also increases…
The COVID-19 health emergency required therapists to move from their traditional in-person sessions to a telehealth model and it is here to stay. This rapid transition came with challenges, but as the pandemic continues, therapists need to create sustainable teletherapy practices. Additionally, in the same way that many corporations will continue to maintain remote work…
I know you want your child to be successful. There is no kid who is unaffected by the pandemic even if you are the best parents in the world. We should be worried about the long-term effects of isolation, a disjointed education, lots of disappointment, and a world that feels angry and overwhelmed. Some kids, like…
“He wants to feel he didn’t have a negative outcome, but he has a brain injury. And, he is not out of the woods.”
““A person may want to disconnect from uncomfortable feelings and over-focus on positive and possibly unrealistic outcomes,” she explains. While this might make someone feel better in the moment, it can lead to unmet goals and overall feelings of unfulfillment in the long run.”
“‘With so much going on in the world, we are being bombarded with a lot of stressors right now and as we try to wade through without taking time to calm our minds and bodies, that stress may cause one to be emotionally reactive to more benign things in our environment,” Dr. Roseann says.”
Since this is a problem all too many of us (myself included) are dealing with, I tapped psychologist and integrative mental health expert, Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge to get advice on how to manage this stressful dynamic. Keep reading for Dr. Capanna-Hodge’s tips on what to do when people around you are not taking the virus seriously.
Furthermore, Roseann Capanna-Hodge, LPC, says humor can play a “protective role” when it comes to anxiety and depression. Another study showed that humor has a negative correlation with anxiety and depression, and a positive correlation with optimism…and, honestly, who couldn’t benefit from some optimism right now?
““Perinatal depression simply isn’t talked enough about and there is still a lot of stigma attached to it,” said Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, a psychologist and pediatric mental health expert with offices in Connecticut and New York”
“New York Times, Roseann Capanna-Hodge, EdD, LPC, BCN, LLC: Handling Your Kid’s Disappointment When Everything Is Canceled”
The effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment vary by patient and condition. Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, LLC does not guarantee certain results.
