by Elizabeth Brokamp | Apr 24, 2020 | Coronavirus, Depression Treatment
Bored and Fragile: Handling this Next Phase of Quarantine is Hard I will admit it: I was almost annoying positive during weeks 1 through 3 of quarantine. I made my list of healthy things to do, I used my Crest White Strips for the first time in months, and I tackled...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Apr 18, 2020 | Depression Treatment, Health
Did you know that taking a probiotic (sometimes called a psychobiotic) to improve your gut health can lessen anxiety and depression? We’re used to thinking of the mind as the ultimate source of emotional health but it turns out that our bodies are more complex...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Apr 6, 2020 | Depression Treatment, Mindfulness
Making your bed may seem like the least of your worries in this pandemic and you’re right: it is. Sometimes it’s the small stuff that’s reassuring, though. I know that making your bed seems like a small, insignificant thing to do in the midst of a...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Mar 26, 2020 | CBT, Counseling, Depression Treatment
During quarantine, others may be slow to notice your depression. That means you have to be brutally honest with yourself. Depression, whether it’s your first episode or your fifth, is incredibly difficult. The symptoms...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Mar 22, 2020 | Anxiety Treatment, Depression Treatment, Parenting
Coronavirus may mean missed senior days, proms, and graduations. How can we help our kids cope? You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn’t had some kind of cancellation due to the Coronavirus. As the parent of a high school senior, though, I am...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Mar 11, 2020 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Depression Treatment
Keeping Safe and Mentally Healthy During Quarantine Mental Health in the Age of Coronavirus You can’t turn on the news or check social media without hearing the latest coronavirus updates, including the event cancellations and the rising death toll. As if that...
