COVID specific information
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
-Thomas Carlyle
Online Articles (newer at top)
Covid Fatigue. Global news discussion with psychologist.
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5 tips for handling your mental health during a second wave of COVID-19
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John Hopkins article on COVID burnout and fatigue
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University of California COVID resources including dealing with COVID burnout
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Preserving your mental health during COVID. Economist interview with Brene Brown
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Making decisions under the stress of a pandemic.
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Six daily questions to ask yourself while social distancing
Free online book, Dr. Meichenbaum, Roadmap to Resilience.
Excellent handout regarding coping with COVID stress by the Canadian Psychological Association
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Chatelaine article with Vancouver psychologist regarding Covid Anxiety. https://www.chatelaine.com/health/covid-19-stress-worry/
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Tip sheet from Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) Covid-19: Managing stress in this anxious time:
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Engadget article on impact and coping with COVID isolation. Interview with Psychologist.
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Canadian Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Helpful information on coping with isolation and quarantine.
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Scroll down the CAMH Covid page as they also have a good self-test regarding level of perceived stress.
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Article from Psychologist-How to deal with the day to day while at home.
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Psychology Today: Surviving Quarantine with your relationship intact.
COVID19
Mindfullness
Mediataions
Mayo Clinic -Kristin Lothman: Mindfulness & Meditation - COVID-19 - Meditation Example. A lovely mindfulness video focused on Covid Stress
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Dr. Tara Brach, expert in mindfulness meditation, provides a free guided meditation for times of pandemic.
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Jon Kabot Zinn. Mindfulness, Healing, and Wisdom in a time of Covid.
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​https://www.mindful.org/resilience-expert-offers-three-ways-to-tap-into-the-wisdom-of-the-body/
HELPFUL VIDEOS/Podcasts/Learning
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Dr. Russ Harris, Australian ACT psychologist has a helpful video about anxiety on YouTube about "How to respond effectively to the corona virus" The animated video is nicer than the title :)
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Renowned trauma psychologist, Bessel Van de Kolk discusses personal connections and covid (other videos as well!)
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News talk radio interview with Cdn Psychologist re mental illness and covid19.
Dr. Jud Brewer, neuro-psychiatrist from Brown University has created several, specific YouTube videos for Covid stress. Here's one on "How to train your brain to use kindness to create connection during a crisis & make it a habit" Here's one on How to move from a fixed to growth mindset.
The University Of Berkley, California website called Greater Good has many positive resources. This is a podcast on connection while distancing.
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Yale University has released its popular Happiness Class course free to the public.
10percentHappier-Podcast, How to go easier on yourself in a pandemic with Dr. Kristin Neff
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10 percent happier podcast resources for the pandemic
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Podcast from most popular Yale psychology professor, Dr. Laurie Santos at the Happiness Lab.