As we near 5 months into this on-going pandemic, COVID-19 has truly exposed the cracks in the foundation of many of our infrastructures, especially our health care system in the US. Now more than ever you may be hearing for more calls for single payer health care, or the catch all phrase “Medicare-4-All”. So whatContinue reading “Why the US needs a single payer health care system”
Category Archives: Health
Therapy for Newbies
Over the last several weeks, I’ve had several friends reach out about how these uncertain times have been mentally exhausting. Many want to reach out and start therapy, but often are overwhelmed with how to go about it, or don’t have enough information to follow through. Thus, it’s easy to end up in a never-endingContinue reading “Therapy for Newbies”
Social distancing and mental wellness
As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to change our social landscape, I wanted to write about ways we can follow health experts to keep ourselves and communities safe, while making sure we are looking out for our mental well-being. I hope you all are practicing social distancing, in any way you possibly can. Social distancing notContinue reading “Social distancing and mental wellness”
What social anxiety can look like and how to manage it
1. Meeting new people Meeting new people or making new friends can feel like a burden when one has social anxiety. One way to manage this is to take the pressure off yourself and go into the situation with lots of patience. Even if you end up feeling uncomfortable, remember it’s all temporary. 2. BeingContinue reading “What social anxiety can look like and how to manage it”
The pros and cons of telemedicine
Over the last decade, especially in the last few years, technological advances have helped health care providers deliver care to patients who may not otherwise have access to it. However, this poses questions about the validity of telemedicine, compared to “standard care”, and whether or not this may be the future of health care –Continue reading “The pros and cons of telemedicine”
TMJ disorder: Living with an invisible chronic illness
I first learned about TMJ disorder when I was newly-moved to Los Angeles, facing levels of traffic and commute hours I hadn’t ever imagined living on the east coast! Being a graduate student while navigating one of the biggest cities I’d ever been to of course brought on some nerves and stress, which had ledContinue reading “TMJ disorder: Living with an invisible chronic illness”
Mental illness and toxic positivity…am I a part of the problem?
Recently I started looking into blogs related to mental health, and one blogger in particular talked about toxic positivity – the unhelpful and unsolicited hurtful advice on how to deal with your mental illness by just ‘being positive’. I was definitely intrigued. I have suffered from generalized anxiety disorder and major clinical depression for mostContinue reading “Mental illness and toxic positivity…am I a part of the problem?”
Job searching, soul searching, and self doubt
Most people can agree that the job searching process can be daunting and stressful. People will groan when they see a link to upload a resume, followed by a blank space where it’s required to manually enter every part of your education and employment history that’s already included in your resume (seriously, why are weContinue reading “Job searching, soul searching, and self doubt”
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