resurgent wave, the economic upheaval that comes with that, and political battles that strain the foundation of the republic. there s a lot to be stressed about. fortunately this morning we have an expert on how to cope with this increasingly stressful world. psychiatrist and psycho analyst dr. gale salts joins us now, the host of how can i help podcast. thank you so much for sharing part of your weekend with us. given that we re apparently on the cusp of this new wave of coronavirus cases almost inevitably followed by death, what kind of an impact do you expect that s going to have a population that s already been through so much? well, unfortunately, we as you mentioned earlier, already had these issues going on and we were really in a wave already, a pandemic if you will, of mental health issues, people who are already struggling or struggling more, new people that weren t having mental health issues are now. we ve seen a tremendous rise in