With the increased stress that most of us have been feeling for over a year and a half, you may have noticed that people have very short fuses whenever they have conversations around anything potentially controversial. Sometimes fights erupt around the most minor issues: where to put the milk in the refrigerator, whose turn is it to put away the […]
Appreciating Emotional Contagion
In this highly emotional year and a half, in some ways our emotions have ruled our world, overriding our more logical, unemotional thinking that takes place in our cortex. For fans of the original Star Trek, we have been less like Mr. Spock and more like the very emotional Scotty or Dr. McCoy. When we are highly emotional, we are less able to […]
Burnout from Pandemic
We all have heard how much the pandemic has placed huge amounts of stress on individuals and families. Another way to appreciate the impact of all this stress is to consider the signs and symptoms of burnout. According to Psychology Today, “Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and often physical exhaustion brought on by […]
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