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5 Tips To Improve Caregiver Mental Health During Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world as a whole. However, those who hit the hardest are the healthcare workers and caregivers. To say that the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging is definitely an understatement, especially for those caregivers already finding it difficult to manage their mental health concerns.
By Caring Support4 years ago in Humans
How Both the Mentor and the Mentee Help Each Other Succeed
This article was previously published on Dr. James Goydos' Medium. Against all expectations, I have never had someone in my life who I would consider a “mentor.” As an undergraduate at UCLA my major was in a fledgling new division of Biology call “Microbiology,” focusing on cell function and genetics. This was the early 1980s when we didn’t know much about how cells worked or how our genes determined who we were beyond DNA being a double helix and an understanding of the fundamental laws of inheritance as outlined by Gregor Mendel working with pea plants. If ever one needed a mentor, it was when no real textbooks existed in your field and new discoveries were being made every month. Yet I didn’t seek a mentor, and no one stepped up to volunteer, so I learned it on my own.
By James Goydos, MD4 years ago in Humans
Humans Are Never Far From Chaos And Barbarism.
This article was previously authored by Dr. James Goydos August 2021 and published by Illumination. The world is never very far from chaos and barbarism. Every human being is a sentient, self-aware individual with a personality that has been shaped by every event and every person in their lives to this point. Everybody wants to feel safe, everybody wants enough to eat, and everybody wants to feel in charge of their own destiny. These desires are amplified when one is part of a family, a clan, or a society and this sets up tensions that have erupted into everything from individual confrontations to genocide over the entire history of the world.
By James Goydos, MD4 years ago in Humans
Any Competent Public Health Doctor Could Predict What Would Happen During The Pandemic
This article was previously authored by Dr. James Goydos and published on Medika Life. Over the past 30 years, the world has experienced multiple potential pandemic events including SARS, MERS, H1N1, the Ebola virus, and many others. Furthermore, as a healthcare worker, I’ve been trained to avoid exposure to HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, Tuberculosis, and HPV by using universal precautions and participating in continuing education programs to keep up to date about these and other diseases.
By James Goydos, MD4 years ago in Humans
Many Are Currently Living Their Worst Disaster-the Pandemic
This article was previously published on Dr. James Goydos' website, May 2021. Growing up in California, I experienced 3 major earthquakes, two wildfires that required my family to temporarily evacuate, a landside that almost covered our car on a family vacation, and a flood that lifted our house off its foundations. Later in life, I was in Mexico City during the September 1985 Earthquake, and recently I lived through Superstorm Sandy here in New Jersey, going without power for 2 weeks. All of these natural disasters were difficult in their own ways, but, fortunately, I didn’t lose a friend or loved one during any of them. That is why the worst natural disaster I ever experienced I’m still experiencing—the COVID19 pandemic.
By James Goydos, MD4 years ago in Humans
Why Kindness Matters. Top Story - January 2022.
Maybe your plans fall through, or your relationship has finally run its course. Or you get into a fight with your best friend. Or perhaps you're just tired of receiving rejection after rejection email, fucking up at work, or fighting with your mother about having kids.
By wanderluster4 years ago in Humans
Past Lives Can Still Influence Us Today
Have you ever felt an immediate connection to someone you only just met? Or a strong draw to visit a certain city or country? Have you ever felt connected to an era from long ago? All of these are signs that you are sensing a life that you lived before and some of the time may have unfinished business to complete.
By Jocelyn Joy Thomas4 years ago in Humans
No rest for the wicked
The common denominator that we have all shared in regards to New Years Resolutions is that of having good intentions. Have you ever openly and curiously asked yourself inwardly "Why have I had a tough year again?" Will you pause and ask yourself in your own mind, right this second? I guarantee the answer you've been searching for will be shown to you very shortly. I will put something before the next paragraph which symbolises the space to hold for yourself to ask this question.
By Agapē NowHere4 years ago in Humans
Why Do We Feel the Need to Fill Empty Spaces?
Without meaning to sound like an alien and despite majoring in Psychology, I don’t understand humans. On one hand, we seem to crave space, but on the other hand, we have this insatiable urge to fill space with ‘stuff’!
By Trisha Dunbar4 years ago in Humans
Sleep resolution.
Almost every year, I make my New Years resolution to lose weight. And while dropping some pounds and eating better isn’t necessarily a bad thing, focusing so hard on diet and exercise always ended up becoming more of an unhealthy obsession for me. And without making actual lifestyle changes, I could never stick to a certain diet. I put a lot of pressure on myself and my resolutions became too much to keep up with. So, I stopped making them for a while. Until this year. This year, I decided on a resolution to get more rest. A sleep resolution. I decided I wasn’t going to wear myself so thin anymore. I was simply going to rest when I was tired. No more caffeine when I should be napping. No more all nighters. If I needed a break, I was going to take one. I was going to dream more. Set the mood every night before bed. Dim lights, rain sounds, classical music, fan blowing. So relaxing. And maybe after a good night’s sleep, I’d actually feel like working out the next day. Maybe by prioritizing rest, I could start taking my health more seriously too. I’d have more energy to take care of myself. I’d be able to get more done. No more staying up late and scrolling on my phone. No more binge watching on streaming apps when I should be asleep. A sleep resolution. If I stick to this, I imagine I’d end up feeling so much better. Wrapping myself up in my giant pink blanket, all warm and fuzzy. Piling up my pillows. Curling up with a few stuffed animals. Sleep. Beautiful rest. No obsessing over what I eat this new year. No unrealistic expectations. Just a nice, peaceful sleep at night and a relaxing nap or two during the day. No overworking until I’m exhausted. I will rest this year. I’ll curl up with a book and read until I’m snoozing. Peaceful and serene. Nice and quiet. A sleep resolution. Something I think I’ll be able to stick to. Happily. In bed every night by at least 9pm. After a nice, warm bubble bath. I’ll put on my softest pajamas and get in bed. So soft and cozy. And I’ll have the sweetest dreams. Dreams of clouds and teddy bears. Everything soft. Classical music gently playing in my ears as I drift off to dreamland every night. A sleep resolution. Making sure I wake up well rested every single morning. Having enough energy to take on each day. A nice, relaxing New Years resolution. No calorie counting required. I’ll sleep when I’m tired and feel so much better when I wake up. No more fighting sleep to stay up late and do nothing. No more skipping naps when the opportunity presents itself. I’ll take every nap I can and sleep every chance I get. And I’ll still get things done. I won’t push myself too hard anymore. I won’t end up exhausted. I should have made a resolution to get more sleep years ago. But I’m doing it now. The unsuccessful resolutions of the past don’t matter. I’m resting more in 2022. I’m taking advantage of every peaceful moment I get. Taking things slowly, no more rushing. No more sleep deprivation. I’m taking my slumber a lot more seriously now. Simple and relaxing. Wrapping myself up in my dreams and waking up refreshed. A sleep resolution for the new year. Rest more, stress less. I’m looking forward to this. Sleep more, worry less. A very happy, very cozy new year. Yes, a sleep resolution for 2022. Looking forward to all the sleep I’m going to get.
By Amber Marie Cardona4 years ago in Humans
