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by Erica Posniak, MD Breaking News! This familiar and inviting alert flashes across our televisions, smart phones and computers 24 hours a day. It calls us and it’s difficult to resist. After all, it might be telling us there is new information we need to know to take care of our families and ourselves. We…
Holidays and special occasions can be full of joy and excitement, but also times of emotional pain, especially if you are grieving the loss of a loved one. While accepting loss may become easier over time, loss is something we carry with us forever. There is pressure to be joyful at celebrations, so managing grief…
Did you know that stress can adversely affect your blood sugar? Under stress, your body releases hormones in an attempt to mitigate whatever is causing the stress. This is called a fight or flight response. Nowadays, our stress does not come in the form of a tiger lurching in the brush that we have to…
What is stress? Stress is an unavoidable part of life. Stress is our body’s response to the demands of life. These demands may range from everyday happenings (having an over-scheduled day), to negative experiences (losing a job), to traumatic events (living through a war). While the stress response is part of our survival mechanism, helping…
It might seem unusual to discuss the mental health of children who are infants and toddlers; however, it is most important. Mental wellness in infants and toddlers provides a solid foundation for their future learning and relationships, known as social-emotional development or social-emotional learning. The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning…
Mental health is defined as the overall wellness of how you think, regulate your feelings, and behave. A mental illness, or mental health disorder, is defined as patterns or changes in thinking, feeling, or behaving that can cause distress or disrupt a person’s ability to function. In children, mental health disorders are generally defined as…