The number of emergency department visits for children, teens and young adults experiencing mental health-related issues rose sharply from 2011 to 2020, according to data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The proportion of ED visits for mood and behavioral disorders, substance use, psychosis and other issues nearly doubled from 7.7% to…
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According to the American Nurses Foundation’s findings from a new mental health and wellness survey of more than 9,500 nurses, over 34% of nurses rated their emotional health as not, or not at all, emotionally healthy. Most nurses surveyed said they have felt stressed (75%), frustrated (69%), and overwhelmed (62%). Close to half (42%) of…
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Research has proven that people ages 18 and older need at least seven hours of sleep at night in order to keep their bodies functioning as they should. Important changes across many biological systems occur at night, allowing cells, tissues, and organ systems to recover and restore optimal functioning. Healthy sleep improves our cardiovascular, immune,…
Read Full BlogThe skateboarder came careening toward me at about 100 miles per hour down the post office steps, then screeched to a stop inches in front of me. My expression of terror (and admittedly annoyance) caused him to drawl, “Chill out, Dude. Relax.” I wanted to shake my finger and lecture him on his social skills,…
Read Full BlogTime for Mental Floss Reality TV shows and professional organizers attest to the amount of clutter we cram into our lives. My basement is living proof that we are accumulators. Just like my basement, our minds can become cluttered too. Mind debris gets in the way of our productivity and even our joy. You know…
Read Full BlogHow Stress Affects Your Decision Making I’ve often said, because I believe it whole-heartedly, that we can’t make good decisions when we’re under a lot of stress. And wouldn’t you know, science has proven exactly that! Remember that stress hormone cortisol? Well Cambridge University did a study a few years ago that proved, yet again,…
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