Keeping your cool in a warming world: 8 steps to help manage eco-anxiety
A therapist shares advice for harnessing your stress over climate change and other environmental harms and putting it to work.
Karen Magruder, Assistant Professor of Practice in Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington •
conversation
Sept. 18, 2023 • ~8 min
Sept. 18, 2023 • ~8 min
If anxiety is in my brain, why is my heart pounding? A psychiatrist explains the neuroscience and physiology of fear
Although emotions like fear and anxiety originate in your brain, they ultimately travel through your body and make your heart race and your stomach twist.
Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University •
conversation
Sept. 5, 2023 • ~8 min
Sept. 5, 2023 • ~8 min
Anti-trans bills and political climates are taking a significant mental health toll on trans and nonbinary people – even during Pride
The rainbow Pride flags flying this month obscure the ongoing legislative attacks threatening the health and well-being of transgender and nonbinary people and their families.
Jae A. Puckett, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University •
conversation
June 12, 2023 • ~7 min
June 12, 2023 • ~7 min
Retirement reinvented: how to find fulfilment later in life
Unlocking the full potential of retirement: embracing fun, connections and new experiences.
Tania Wiseman, Associate Professor, Head of Therapies , Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University •
conversation
June 5, 2023 • ~7 min
June 5, 2023 • ~7 min
Mpox, AIDS and COVID-19 show the challenges of targeting public health messaging to specific groups without causing stigma
Prejudice and stigma can discourage the communities most affected by infectious diseases from seeking care. Inclusive public health messaging can prevent misinformation and guide the most vulnerable.
Ken Ho, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences •
conversation
Dec. 14, 2022 • ~9 min
Dec. 14, 2022 • ~9 min
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