The start of a new school year has always been challenging. Your family has to make the difficult transition from summer hours to early mornings and long days. You spend weeks of racing to get school supplies and clothes and then are met with nights of balancing extracurriculars and homework. And on top of...
Continue readingHelp for Savannah College Students Starting Classes Amid COVID-19
College days are supposed to be the days of hanging out at the local restaurant or bar with your friends until the wee hours of the morning. They are supposed to be the days that many say are “carefree”; the days of being in between an adolescent and an adult with minimal responsibility and...
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The times we are living in are hard, tumultuous, uncertain, and unnerving, to say the least. Everything seems different, and everything feels different. I’ve recently seen pictures on social media of many of my friends’ kids and their “Back to School” pictures. They look so cute in their bright colored masks with their bright...
Continue readingCOVID-19 Suicide Awareness
Several times over this past month, I have seen a friend of a friend on Facebook that has taken his or her own life, and my heart has immediately dropped in my chest. I stop and think about how that person’s spouse, parents, or children must be feeling: heartbroken, devastated, and filled with grief. ...
Continue readingHelp for Parents as Kids Start School During COVID-19
Everything continues to feel uncertain these days, especially when it comes to the 2020-2021 school year. Some school systems are having in-person classes, while others are choosing to begin the school year virtually. Other schools are offering the choice of virtual or in-person schooling. In the Savannah area, we are seeing a varied approach...
Continue readingSupport for Teachers Facing the Unknown this School Year
There has been a lot of focus on the effect that this unprecedented COVID-19 school year will have on our children and on the parents. But today we want to talk about the incredible pressures and unknowns that are facing our educators as we embark on the upcoming start of school. First, let’s talk...
Continue readingManaging Grief During COVID-19
About 6 months ago, my next door neighbor brought some old toys over for my children. Mixed in with some old beach toys and trains, was a little can with a picture of some mixed nuts and the label “Nuts” on it. My kids came running into the room with the can and asked...
Continue readingSavannah Sees Uptick in Mental Health Issues During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague our country, and in most areas of the United States, the number of COVID cases continues to increase. In Savannah, masks are now required, and the number of COVID hospitalizations in all 3 of our city’s primary hospitals is steadily rising. As the pandemic rages on, many people...
Continue readingManaging Emotions as we Continue Life During COVID-19
Our world continues to feel like a world of chaos. Perhaps your own home feels like a zoo many days, or perhaps you feel like a jumbled mess inside much of the time. You certainly don’t have to look far outside of your own home to find chaos stemming from politics, racial divisions, and...
Continue readingHelp for those Struggling with Eating Disorders During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected our society in many ways. For one group of people, those who suffer from eating disorders, the effects of COVID-19 can be extremely difficult to manage. This time of quarantine and social distancing has caused huge disruptions in our daily lives. Those suffering from various eating disorders are...
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