Recognizing the Impact of Pandemic Fatigue

Recognizing the Impact of Pandemic Fatigue

After the better part of a year spent social distancing, wearing masks, using hand sanitizer throughout the day, quarantining, and the general restlessness to return to normal life, “pandemic fatigue” is becoming the pandemic within a pandemic. How can we distinguish...
The Brain Explained

The Brain Explained

The brain is an amazing thing. Our brains are processing information constantly at warp speed. That’s the energy you are receiving. How you think about and process that information is the energy you communicate. I cite Masuro Emoto’s study of water in my book, Happy...
CYBER BULLYING IN THE REMOTE ENVIRONMENT

CYBER BULLYING IN THE REMOTE ENVIRONMENT

Educators, parents, and schools are adjusting to the new reality of remote learning. While this presents pros and cons across the board, the very real threat of cyber-bullying has been pushed to the backseat, and arranging home schools and learning pods are at the...
Amid Tragedy, America’s Spirit Rises and We Go On

Amid Tragedy, America’s Spirit Rises and We Go On

  First published by New York Newsday, September 18, 2001 The assault on America has left us horrified: the grieving faces, missing-person signs, footage of our imploding towers. E-mailed news of a candlelight vigil spread as quickly as the fired burned up a once...
Isolation and The Brain

Isolation and The Brain

I try to always look through a lens of hope and positivity, and while I can usually find the light, even in the darkest hours, the COVID-imposed isolation can have devastating effects on the brain. The populations that are suffering the most are the elderly, as well...