Refinery29 29 Top-Rated Mother’s Gifts You Can Buy On Amazon Mother’s Day is a wonderful celebration of the fierce women who birthed and reared us; it’s also a holiday that annually tests chronic procrastinators’ thoughtful-planning abilities (hello, it me). To avoid triggering disappointment-flashbacks from those, “I’m sorry I forgot to […]
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4 ways to stay fit and stress less during the holidays
As the holiday season ramps up, daily schedules can easily fill with the demands of the season, like shopping, cooking, wrapping and planning. To avoid overload, it’s all too easy to shift self-care priorities — like regular exercise — to the bottom of the list. Skipping workouts, however, can actually […]
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Thousands of doctors’ offices buckle under financial stress of COVID
Cormay Caine misses a full day of work and drives more than 130 miles round trip to take five of her children to their pediatrician. The Sartell, Minnesota, clinic where their doctor used to work closed in August. Caine is one of several parents who followed Dr. Heather Decker to […]
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Developing routines important part of managing stress for children, adults | Health
There are some common expressions about “routines.” Expressions such as, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” or “stuck in a rut” come to mind. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” could mean that apples are good for you and/or it’s important to eat healthy food regularly. […]
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‘We doctors usually thrive on stress, but the pandemic is leaving us on the verge of burnout’
A doctor I spoke to recently cried as she told me she had seen more deaths of patients in a month than in the rest of her career. Their lives ended with no loved ones by their side, in the new and brutal world of Covid-19. She felt devastated at […]
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Moms share their tips for dealing with back-to-school stress
Staying at home is a small sacrifice during the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s not without its challenges. How does one ward off loneliness in the absence of community? What can we do to keep anxiety at bay during such an emotionally fraught time? How do we fill the hours stretching […]