An archive of the Daily Dose to inspire us through the most challenging times.
You have all dedicated yourself to the mission of Cooper Health Care, the first two tenants of which are to serve and to heal. The burden may same overwhelming at times, but it is a burden you have the strength to bear. Go on with your day knowing that you are strong enough to overcome this challenge, and will come out even stronger on the other side.
When anxiety becomes a constant it can often bring us to doubt our capacity to overcome. In today’s daily dose we reorient you to what helped you achieve all that you did to get here, and that those same traits can help bring you through this challenge.
It is perfectly acceptable to feel distressed by the current crisis. Especially in the face of so much lose, things may, for periods of time, seem rather dark. In today’s Daily Dose, a reminder that it is in those times people such as yourselves are needed most and always shine their brightest.
Those recommendations that are presently keeping us safe also, from time to time, feel like they are robbing us of what is most important. This is difficult, but also an invitation for gratitude. Every time we wish we could do something, go somewhere, treat yourself, see someone you love, write it on a post-it note and put it in a jar. This crisis will one day end and, when it does, you will have a jar full of things to do for which you will be especially grateful.
Anxiety during a pandemic is normal. For today’s Daily Dose, Dr. Ali Mattu reviews how to address your worries about your well-being and stay healthy at the same time. Topics include how health anxiety works, how anxiety keeps us safe during a public health scare as well as practical tips for how to manage anxiety.
When is the last time you did absolutely nothing for 10 whole minutes? Not texting, talking or even thinking? In today’s Daily Dose Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing just that: Refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a day, simply by being mindful and experiencing the present moment.
Marcus Aurelius said that if you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. In today’s Daily Dose, we encourage you to think about this notion and the ways in which we can react boldly to the challenges of COVID-19.
If you’re feeling fearful or anxious about the coronavirus pandemic, that’s natural.
It’s how we’re hard-wired, said Sanford Health licensed psychologist Jon Ulven, Ph.D.
“We’re fundamentally animals and mammals,” he said.
Part of our brain constantly looks for danger. And if we perceive a potential threat to a community, we naturally experience fear, anxiety and nervousness.
A situation such as the pandemic that’s “novel, uncertain and potentially threatening … gives us a heightened amount of focus,” Dr. Ulven said.
The current challenge we face has caused any number of interruptions to our daily routines. In today’s Daily Dose, we present a resource that suggests over 250 creative ways to try to maintain some sense of normalcy and pleasure for yourself and your family until we can return to our normal routines!
250 creative ways to keep your family sane during distancing:
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT, typically pronounced as the word “act”) is a form of psychotherapy which uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, as well as commitment and behavior-change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility, a skill that can help bolster us in these difficult times. In today’s Daily Dose, Dr. Russ Harris illustrates how to use the principles of ACT to deal with the Corona crisis and the fear, anxiety and worry that goes with it.
