Olympian Simone Biles is showing us what courage looks like! She chose to make her mental health a priority and started a conversation that we want to continue. Dr. Gregg Jantz from
The Center ~ A Place of Hope in Edmonds is a treasure here in our community and our special guest today. Join Dr. Jantz, Erica, and Steve for a conversation about putting mental health on the front burner of your life, the value of taking a pause like Simone Biles did, and how to handle the uncertainties we’re facing at the beginning of another unusual school year.
P.S. There is hope.
Washington 6-12 students return to school for the first time in over a year
Students in 6-12 return to classes in Washington
Students may experience anxiety or depression with the changes experts say to give them a 30-day adjustment period.
WASHINGTON STATE - On Monday, April 19, tens of thousands of middle and high school students across Washington state returned to classrooms for the first time in more than a year.
Back in March, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a proclamation that ordered districts to bring back all students for in-person learning at some capacity by April 19. Most schools have opted for a hybrid model of part in-person learning and part remote learning.
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It s been one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Explore HuffPost s Bent Not Broken project to learn how the coronavirus has disrupted our mental health, and how to manage our well-being moving forward.
Rarely leaving the house, doom-scrolling through social media, experiencing mood swings and insomnia, engaging in unhealthy coping mechanisms . the venn diagram of “daily life during the coronavirus pandemic” and “depression” may seem like a perfect circle.
At a time when everyone is feeling the toll of a global health and economic crisis, keeping on top of the particulars of your own mental well-being can seem irrelevant. Still, there’s a difference between experiencing sadness about the current state of the world or feeling a little off because of a disrupted routine versus struggling to function on a daily basis, or even giving in to self-destructive tendencies.