To kick off Mental Health Awareness Month, we are offering up tips and strategies for coping, managing stress, maintaining relationships and more to stay healthy and resilient during difficult times.
Mental Health Awareness Month
Job Seeking Strategies for Graduating College Students
Written by: Frank Furr Graduating from your undergraduate program can be one of the happiest moments in your life, but also one of the most stressful. For many, you may rejoice that you are finally done with school, but that means that you need to start your transition into the workforce. This may entail networking, …
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Staying Healthy with Health Insurance
Did you ever think – why do I need health insurance? When you are young, you may consider this question usually due to the fact that you don’t use your health insurance as much. You might also consider this question when your finances are limited. Let me spend some time sharing why you need health …
Signs of Distress – The Winter Blues
As I wrote this blog, the east coast of the United States was hit with a major snowstorm. The room that I work in has several windows and I can see the trees and bushes move back and forth, while the wind howls over the top of the house. This is also the time of …
Family Time, Minus the Screen
Think about an average day for your family -- how many hours do you and your family members spend in front of screens? If you’re anything like me, doing the math might yield a surprisingly high number of hours. Thinking about using the computer for work, using a phone for communication and social media, using …
Three steps on starting a ‘happy, healthy lifestyle’
With the holidays just around the corner, many people experience added and unwanted stress. On top of stress, holiday snacks and treats are a big part of the next two months and if you’re anything like me, you can’t say no to those holiday sweets. Well, I am going to offer you three steps that …
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Safe COVID-19 Halloween Tips
Spooky season has arrived and if you’re anything like me, you can’t WAIT for Halloween! But, COVID has made life a little different this year, especially with the upcoming holiday. Many places around Maryland have limited Halloween activity, including trick-or-treating. But for those places that haven’t, here are some safe and happy tips to still …
Coping is Not a Race
Mental health gained a huge amount of attention this year. As quickly as news spread about the pandemic, social scientists began predicting a spike in mental health needs. This was helpful in that it reduced the stigma of having public discussions on coping with mental health issues.
Make Time for Meditation
With stress and isolation affecting many of us, our mental health can be impacted. *Special guest post by FCS Extension intern River Philbert, Class of 2020, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland.
Resources for Personal Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
While many are still working, others are laid off or furloughed. Even if you are still working, you may experience fluctuations in your income or even unexpected bills.
