SAN JOSE — Last spring, only weeks into the pandemic, Christina Garcia was spending her days struggling to help her two young sons adjust to online schooling when she got such a heavy, painful period she could barely stand. After a few days, her ... [Continue Reading]
I Believed Romance Was Off-Limits Because Of My Mental Illness. Not Anymore.
"I believed that as a woman with a bipolar 1 diagnosis, no one in his or her right mind would ever want to date me." SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
4 Things to Know About the J&J Covid Vaccine Pause
Four months into the largest U.S. vaccine rollout in decades, it’s become clear that the messaging surrounding covid-19 vaccination efforts is as important as the science behind them. That was true when the first covid vaccines were ... [Continue Reading]
Analysis: I Was a Teenage Rifle Owner, Then an ER Doctor. Assault Weapons Shouldn’t Count as ‘Guns.’
Many who know me might be shocked by this: I shot my first pistol when I was 8 or 9, taught by my father, a physician, aiming at targets in our basement. At summer camp, I loved riflery the way some kids loved art. Staring through the sight, down the ... [Continue Reading]
Congressman Says He’s In Therapy For Post-Traumatic Stress After Capitol Riot
Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan says he hopes sharing his experiences will encourage others to take care with their mental health if they need it. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
What NOT To Say When Someone Shares Their Trauma With You
Therapists share the comments to avoid and offer some simple but supportive responses to try instead. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
The Gender Vaccine Gap: More Women Than Men Are Getting Covid Shots
This story also ran on USA Today. It can be republished for free. Mary Ann Steiner drove 2½ hours from her home in the St. Louis suburb of University City to the tiny Ozark town of Centerville, Missouri, to get vaccinated against covid-19. ... [Continue Reading]
How Is Collective Trauma Different From Individual Trauma?
Mental health experts explain the impact and unique challenges of collective trauma and ways to cope. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
They Tested Negative for Covid. Still, They Have Long Covid Symptoms.
Kristin Novotny once led an active life, with regular CrossFit workouts and football in the front yard with her children — plus a job managing the kitchen at a middle school. Now, the 33-year-old mother of two from De Pere, Wisconsin, has to rest ... [Continue Reading]
Why Clutter Can Be So Bad For People With Anxiety (And What To Do About It)
If a messy home makes you stressed and overwhelmed, read this. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
‘Go Ahead and Vote Me Out’: What Other Places Can Learn From Santa Rosa’s Tent City
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — They knew the neighborhood would revolt. This story also ran on Los ... [Continue Reading]
Doctor Survived Cambodia’s Killing Fields, but Not Covid
Linath Lim’s life was shaped by starvation. She was not yet 13 when the Khmer Rouge seized power in Cambodia and ripped her family apart. The totalitarian regime sent her and four siblings to work camps, where they planted rice and dug ... [Continue Reading]
Colleges and Universities Plan for Normal-ish Campus Life in the Fall
Dr. Sarah Van Orman treads carefully around the word “normal” when she describes what the fall 2021 term will look like at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and other colleges nationwide. ... [Continue Reading]
Vermont to Give Minority Residents Vaccine Priority
[UPDATED at 5 p.m. ET] States have tried with limited success to get covid vaccines to people of color, who have been disproportionately killed and hospitalized by the virus. ... [Continue Reading]
In California, Blue Shield’s Vaccination Takeover Fixes What Wasn’t Broken
In California’s Mendocino County, public health officials and community clinics say they have hit their vaccination stride. ... [Continue Reading]
‘It Didn’t Really Stick With Me’: Understanding the Rural Shrug Over Covid and Vaccines
At 70, Linda Findley has long been active in her small town of Fort Scott, Kansas, which sits more than an hour away from any major city. Findley, whose husband died in an accident just after the local hospital closed, helps with the Elks and ... [Continue Reading]
Durango’s Covid ‘Cowboy’ Rounds Up Spring Break Scofflaws, Lines ’Em Up for Shots
Bartenders were pouring Old-Fashioneds at a bar with a bullet hole straight through the wood. Servers in corsets and fishnet stockings roamed the room, passing an old piano that, twice a week, fills the building with ragtime tunes. ... [Continue Reading]
Covid Vaccine Hesitancy Drops Among All Americans, New Survey Shows
A new poll of attitudes toward covid vaccinations shows Americans are growing more enthusiastic about being vaccinated, with the most positive change in the past month occurring among Black Americans. ... [Continue Reading]
3 Signs You’re Using Avoidance To Cope As COVID-19 Restrictions Ease
Avoidance is a psychological survival tool that's totally normal right now. Here's how to tell if you're doing it. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Analysis: How the US Invested in the War on Terrorism at the Cost of Public Health
This story also ran on Los Angeles Times. It can be republished for free. Here’s one big takeaway from our country’s disastrous 2020 covid response: For 20 years, we’ve lavished attention and money on fighting human ... [Continue Reading]
When My Son Attacked His Father And Me, We Were Utterly Helpless To Stop It
"When police refused to respond, I called my son's therapist and listened through the ironic message telling me to call 911 if there was a crisis." SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Democrats Could Undo Trump Policies Faster, But They’re Not. Why?
Undoing many of the policies of his predecessor is one of President Joe Biden’s top priorities. In early February, Biden even got a little defensive about all the executive actions he was taking in his first days in office to halt policies set ... [Continue Reading]