Tag: Depression

The Act of Holding Space

Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Living in a 55+ community offers many opportunities to be a support for your neighbors and friends. We are at the age when more physical ailments occur. Also, people making their transition. Just on my side of the street in the last couple of years: one lost her younger brother, another her…

2 Your Health: Loneliness: How It Impacts Our Life

Dr. Rose Bricker In May of 2023, the Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murphy published an article with the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. In that article, he stated that we have an epidemic of loneliness, isolation, and lack of connection in the U.S. He goes on to say, “It is so prevalent…

2 Your Health: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Grief

Dr. Rose Bricker What is anxiety? Anxiety is a mood disorder that involves excessive worrying, nervousness, and fear. Depression is characterized by feelings of sadness, loss of interest, and/or anger that interferes with our everyday life. Trauma can be both physical and psychological. In childhood and adulthood, we have experiences that can leave us feeling…