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Health experts show how you and your family can feel better right now. Brought to you by Northwell Health.

  1. 10/14/2021

    Traumatic stress' ripple effect

    In the face of traumas how do we find resiliency and healing? Mayer Bellehsen, PhD, director of the Center for Traumatic Stress, Resilience and Recovery (CTSRR), shares what he calls the five domains of coping. Within that framework, he says connection is the most robust protective factor and stresses the importance of family in the recovery process. Dr. Bellehsen also discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on health care providers; pulling from past disasters like 9/11 and the AIDS crisis; and his work with veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and more.

    Traumatic stress' ripple effect

  2. 07/14/2021

    How will our children process the lessons of COVID-19?

    Caring for kids and teens, and adult self-care, are among topics discussed with Victor Fornari, MD, director of child and adolescent psychiatry at Zucker Hillside Hospital. Dr. Fornari describes mental health support programs and tools available to help struggling families "bounce forward" toward a healthier, post-COVID-19 future.

    How will our children process the lessons of COVID-19?

  3. 06/02/2021

    A Self-Care Prescription: Self Compassion

    Drawing on personal experiences may calm conflicts, reduce stress, and empower frontline health care workers to maintain effectiveness and build stronger relationships with patients and coworkers. Dr. Joseph Weiner, MD, PhD, is associate clinical professor of psychiatry, medicine, and science education at the Zucker School Medicine. Dr. Weiner discusses emotional triggers and explains how a look back may show a healthy way forward for helpers who need healing.

    A Self-Care Prescription: Self Compassion

  4. 05/26/2021

    Strategies for Maintaining Sound Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Signs of progress against the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States are encouraging, yet infection rates continue to surge in some regions of the world, and lack of access to vaccines abroad and vaccine-hesitancy at home raise the risk of virus variants and future infections. The on-going need to remain on-guard includes ready access to mental health services. Manish Sapra, MD, executive director of the Behavioral Health Services at Northwell Health, discusses today's unique mental health challenges, and explains why Telehealth and Telepsychiatry are vital tools in the practitioner's kit.

    Strategies for Maintaining Sound Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  5. 10/08/2020

    Relieve Covid-19 stress: A guided meditation for feeling connected

    Social distancing and quarantine can magnify pandemic anxiety. For those who feel isolated, a holistic nurse practitioner provides a guided meditation to build awareness of shared connections.

    Relieve Covid-19 stress: A guided meditation for feeling connected

  6. 10/06/2020

    Relieve COVID-19 Stress: Self-Care and Affirmation for Essential Workers

    Focus on everyday purpose and meaning with a parable about work, then find encouragement with a brief meditation created especially for essential workers by a holistic nurse practitioner.

    Relieve COVID-19 Stress: Self-Care and Affirmation for Essential Workers

  7. 09/22/2020

    Relieve Covid-19 Stress: A Calming Break for Parents and Kids

    Working from home can work your last nerve while you share limited space with others. Learn a simple way to slow down and calm frustration with a reset that works for any age. Jen Caliendo, from the Northwell Health Center for Wellness and Integrative Medicine, shares her work-from-home experience, and how a brief exercise lowers stress for her and her family.

    Relieve Covid-19 Stress: A Calming Break for Parents and Kids

  8. 09/22/2020

    Relieve Covid-19 Stress: Mindful Moments For Health Care Workers

    A mother's concern for her daughter, a critical care nurse, inspired this capsule meditation to calm and encourage health care workers on the frontlines. Holistic nurse practitioner Deborah McElligott, of the Center for Wellness and Integrative Medicine, bears witness to the trying experiences on the frontlines, then leads you through the process of preparing to deliver treatment with compassion for patients and yourself.

    Relieve Covid-19 Stress: Mindful Moments For Health Care Workers
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    Northwell Health
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    2017 - 2021
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