by Jess | Apr 30, 2020 | Public Blog, Blog, COVID Coping
Who likes the idea of unwanted animals waiting in cages for someone to give them a forever home? NO. BODY. On any given day, I think of scared dogs wishing for someone to love them and start crying. That’s not a joke. If I even open an adoptable animal webpage,...
by Jess | Apr 27, 2020 | Public Blog, Blog, My Stories
I ran across this article the other day, “Quarantine doesn’t suck for everyone, apparently,” published April 19th on Mic. And I was a little relieved. I’m not the only one? Thank god. Before going on furlough during this quarantine, sure, I’ve had afternoons of...
by Jess | Apr 24, 2020 | Public Blog, Blog, COVID Coping
Just a quick one piggybacking off my mild optimism and human sentimentality. In the past, I briefly wrote about Anxious and Angry as a resource – a podcast by Ryan Young from Off With Their Heads, a Midwest punk band from my sour home Chicago that helped/helps me...
by Jess | Apr 16, 2020 | Public Blog, Blog, COVID Coping, My Stories
I first published the lower portion of this on August 2nd of last year, and I don’t believe it was exactly a slam dunk as far as reader reception at the time. Maybe I was unique in my fear of free time back then, but something tells me it’s more relevant...
by Jess | Apr 9, 2020 | Blog, COVID Coping, My Stories, Public Blog
Just a quick one that might put some of your uncomfortable feelings in their rightful place. I have to say, the news about COVID is frightening and the unrest is definitely causing me stress. But it seems like I’m just as triggered sitting around my inside world...
by Jess | Apr 6, 2020 | Blog, COVID Coping, Exercises, My Stories, Public Blog
I don’t need to comment too much on the issue of physical claustrophobia – I’m sure we’re all feeling it to some degree these days. If you’re residing in a house with multiple family members, my hat is off to you. If you’re living...
by Jess | Apr 2, 2020 | Public Blog, Blog, COVID Coping
House feeling a little silent? Looking for some new information to occupy your brain? If you haven’t heard of The Happiness Lab, I highly recommend it for mental health fanboys. The podcast is lead by a Yale Psychology Professor and always has interesting...
