For Better or for Worse: Conflict and Connecting in Crisis
Pre-existing conflict within relationships can be magnified now that so many couples are confined in their homes – some with children, some stressed with working from home, and trying to navigate balance between personal space and togetherness. Pre-existing conflict can be magnified now. And differences in personalities and past experiences play a huge role in […]
How to respond if you discover or suspect child sexual abuse
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Covid Friendly Date Night Ideas to do with your Spouse this Weekend!
One might argue that a date in quarantine looks like spending every waking moment together and then some, as in: This is one long date. But taking time to actually connect is important. Especially in a time as emotionally charged as this. Dating can very much still go on right now. In fact, you might […]
Is COVID-19 Causing an “Epidemic” of OCD?
The COVID pandemic has caused many of us to reconsider how vulnerable we are as we move about the world and worry about whether we can cope with what this international public health crisis may bring to our communities. While some people will have new-onset OCD or health anxiety, many of us are experiencing what […]
Ever thought of learning a new language?
What we most enjoy about the times we live in, are the endless opportunities for free education. If you are one of those people, who are interested in foreign languages, and do not need a teacher’s constant mentoring, or if you want to practice a language you already know, this article has a list of […]
How to Identify a Relationship Trigger Before it Hurts
When a reaction is bigger than the situation, it’s probably a trigger. The intensity of emotion indicates that something more important is happening. What causes an argument is an assumption that the other person doesn’t care about what you needed. Underneath a person’s hurt is the pain of not having their needs validated in a […]
15 Signs of Parental Burnout and How to Recover
Feeling like you’re on the edge of losing it or feeling like the weight of everything (baby’s schedule, dishes in the sink, work you have to do today, the list goes on) is on you could point to something called caregiver burnout—a state of mental, physical, and emotional depletion. Some studies suggest that about 14 […]
Three Common Parenting Traps and Tips for Avoiding Them
Parenting. Even though we’ve been doing it for millennia, it’s still a work in progress. Despite generations of passed-down knowledge and experience, it seems like it always comes down to a situation where it’s after bedtime, you’re sleep-deprived and running on leftover mac and cheese, and you will do just about anything to get your […]
How to support a loved one dealing with anxiety
People who have panic attacks often have no control over when their symptoms will strike. For people with panic disorder, these attacks come on suddenly, without any warning or cause. Those with specific phobias may only have panic attacks when exposed to their specific fear; however, these feared stimuli may not always be easy to […]
Election Wellness For American Muslims. Resisting. Healing. Building. Thriving
The Election Wellness Toolkit was developed by Sapelo Square and Muslim Wellness Foundation for American Muslims. The goal of the toolkit is to provide the American Muslim community with the tools that can help them prepare, across multiple spheres of wellness, for the days, weeks and months to come during this challenging election season. The […]