Are you feeling the pressure at home? Do you find it hard to unwind? Stress affects us all in different ways and can be damaging to our health. Fortunately, there are several steps we can take to manage stress, especially in the home. This is important as we spend a ...
During Mental Health Month, we’re exploring how our surroundings impact our mental health. This blog dives into healthy home environments and how everyone can benefit from optimizing their spaces to improve personal mental health. But what does that even look like? Dai’ra Lewis, a home design and organization expert, and ...
Tai chi for stress relief is also considered a stress-busting relaxation technique. Various studies have shown that Tai chi can reduce stress, and anxiety feeling, through a combination of techniques. Tai chi is Chinese martial art with meditation that involves slow movement and deep breathing. Stress is a very common mental issue, that ...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Homelessness has become a daunting problem in many cities across the United States, particularly since the 1980s. Drug use, deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill, increased family breakdown, and higher housing costs have all contributed to the rise in homelessness. During the last two decades, federal and state governments ...
I’ve lived in 14 different homes (and counting) since the day I was born. In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy says, “There is no place like home.” This quote summarizes what home means for all of us, a place we associate with love, safety and a place of origin. Apartments, ...
And there's the emotional toll all of this takes, too. "We've got families actually turning their cookers off, their televisions, their heating. The only thing they've got on is a fridge," says Billy McGranaghan, founder of Dad's House, a charity supporting single fathers in the UK. He also runs two ...
By Michelle Anne, PCC, DAIS *This is an article from the Fall 2021 issue of Contentment Magazine. Creating a stable, secure, and loving home environment is foundational to creating the positive outlook we need to go through this next phase of transitions. But how do we do that when so ...
Dog Walk Home: A Documentary Film Portraying Veteran Families Battling PTSD with the Help of Service Dogs By Vicki Topaz, Filmmaker, Photographer and Daughter of a WWII Veteran *This is an article from the Winter 2021-2022 issue of Combat Stress Perhaps more than any other art form, documentary film has ...
Source: Photo by Hamish Duncan on Unsplash Many of us have wisely decided to stay at home and avoid crowds and the risk of either catching the virus or unintentionally infecting other people. You may find yourself feeling isolated, depressed, bored, worried, ruminating, and hopeless. You are not alone. We ...
Editor’s be aware: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 Major Election, Civil Beat requested candidates to reply some questions on the place they stand on numerous points and what their priorities will probably be if elected. The next got here from Jillian Anderson, Republican candidate for state Home District 24, which incorporates ...
