Tag: coronavirus

Logging Off to Let the Light In

Logging Off to Let the Light In

“There’s a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” –Leonard Cohen, selected poems, 1956-1968 In three years, I’ve lost my Mom, transitioned to my full-time faculty dream job at Wake Tech, and published three books. Then 2020 hit. Like all of us, I’m 

Death Cafes Help Ease Grief, Loss in the Time of Coronavirus

From The Associated Press: “COVID has certainly brought death to the forefront. It has brought the death-positive movement to the forefront, but we’re still scared,” Trent said. “What I’m grateful for is that COVID has awakened society to the possibility of death. None of us 

How to Start a Meditation Practice When You’re Stressed

How to Start a Meditation Practice When You’re Stressed

How do we keep calm and carry on in chaos? Here are 10 helping coping tips in stressful times.

Experts Say Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 Must Be Studied

Experts Say Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 Must Be Studied

This week, researchers published a paper in the Lancet Psychiatry Journal warning the pandemic could have a “profound” and “pervasive” impact on mental health globally.

How to Start and Maintain a Fitness Routine Amid Uncertainty

How to Start and Maintain a Fitness Routine Amid Uncertainty

Starting and sustaining a fitness routine amid a stressful situation is tough. These tips will help you stay on course and be gentle and flexible.

Quarantine life is starting to feel like a real Lent

Quarantine life is starting to feel like a real Lent

COVID forces us to fast from physical touch, from connecting with the things we want to do. It is an invitation to go deeper.