How to manage feelings of distress, fear and anxiety after the Bondi attack
Confronting footage of gunmen shooting into a crowd of people in Bondi made headlines on Sunday night. Two men killed at least 15 people in an act of terrorism, marking one of Australia’s deadliest attacks. Videos with confronting images and scenes circulated throughout the night and into the week. If you or anyone you know […]
How to help manage storm anxiety
Thunder making you a little jumpy? It’s a familiar feeling among South Floridians, especially this time of year. And according to the American Meteorological Society, it’s common. About eight in 10 people have experienced some form of fear related to weather. Yet children and young adults are often even more susceptible to this phenomenon. The […]
What’s The Gap In Your Relationship? And How To Close It
The uncomfortable conversations we least want to have are nearly always the ones we most need to have. Closing the gaps in our relationships takes courage. getty Let’s be honest—relationships take work. Whether with a partner, a friend, a colleague, or a family member, it’s easy to feel a gap between the relationship we have […]
Valerie Montgomery Rice: How to break through fear and become a leader
Vigilance. Grit. Resilience. Valerie Montgomery Rice, the president and CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine, shares where she learned these key qualities of successful leadership, offering three lessons for anyone who wants to overcome their fears, stand up for what’s right and build opportunity for all. Source link
Steve Braunias: Lessons on how to survive old age – NZ Herald
This is how actual old age begins: isolated from the wider community, unable to rely on tenuous connections. Robert Lowell's famous poem about his … Source link
To Philosophize is to Learn How to Die
I spent four years writing a PhD on philosophical definitions of time in the 16th century. Most of my research revolved around the subject of death. Every day I read discussions about the nature of the afterlife, suicide, pain, mortality, and of course — fear of death. With all this philosophical study under my belt, […]