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3 days ago
1 min

Teaching caregivers to care for themselves

Coastline Elderly Services will offer a six-week course this January to give caregivers tools to help them to also care for themselves. W...

4 days ago
2 min

Uplifting quotes to inspire your Thanksgiving Day

There’s so much to be grateful for in our lives and in this world, even during these unusual and chaotic times. Today, I’m grateful for a...

5 days ago
2 min

Thoughts on celebrating 2020’s strange Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and no matter how you end up celebrating it, or with whom, it promises to be a strange day. There’s a new level ...

6 days ago
1 min

Help Coastline better understand the needs of older adults

Are you over the age of 60 and a resident of the Southcoast area? Or do you care for someone who is? If so, consider taking a moment to c...

Nov 20
2 min

When you’re not yet ready to tell your story

Through the Wellness Wednesdays shows, I’ve had the privilege of listening to people speak with extraordinary courage about their lives —...

Nov 19
1 min

The season of hope is starting early this year

If ever there was a need for a bright star of hope to shine down on us all, it’s now. That seems to be the collective opinion this month ...

Nov 18
2 min

Be safe: Local advisories offer up-to-date information on COVID-19

Southcoast Health issued an advisory yesterday updating the public that Massachusetts is nearing 200,000 COVID-19 cases and has had more ...

Nov 17
2 min

More Americans searching “anxiety” as COVID-19 cases spike

Has the recent increase in COVID-19 cases got you feeling anxious? If so, you’re not alone. With the number of cases reaching new records...

Nov 13
3 min

Winter is coming. How will you support your mental health?

Winter is nearly upon us and bringing with it the usual mix of scarcer sunlight, long nights, cold weather and potentially, the winter bl...

Nov 12
3 min

Feeling stressed? Try digging in a little deeper.

Have you ever complained about a situation in your life and had someone respond by asking you to go deeper? You’re feeling anxious or str...

Nov 11
1 min

Small steps forward may help transform mental health care

With the announcement of a new pilot program, people suffering from mental health emergencies in two New York City neighborhoods will rec...

Nov 10
2 min

When to seek mental health help during COVID-19

By now, most of us know that the pandemic and its impacts are affecting our mental well-being and have been affecting us at some level, s...

Nov 6
2 min

Talking to a friend about mental health doesn’t have to be awkward. Here’s one way to do it.

Mental health can be hard to talk about. It’s a complex subject difficult for those with mental illness to explain, and equally hard for ...

Nov 4
1 min

Get an inside look at mental health on the Southcoast

Wellness Wednesdays is bringing viewers a treat tonight with special guest appearances by Rev. David Lima and Carl Alves, the individuals...

Nov 3
2 min

Cultivating resilience through self-care on Election Day

In honor of Election Day and the stress that comes with it, it seems fitting to revisit these self-care steps to help us get through the ...

Oct 30
1 min

Who is Help & Hope Southcoast?

Every week on Wellness Wednesdays I talk about the partners who make up Help & Hope Southcoast, the 30-plus organizations that are part o...

Oct 29
3 min

There’s a better way to use that five-minute break to boost your happiness and feel more satisfied.

Did you ever have 30 minutes of free time seemingly disappear thanks to random distractions from other people? Maybe you had plans to tac...

Oct 28
2 min

Have you been curious about who the Southcoast helpers are? Check out Wellness Wednesdays.

Help & Hope Southcoast was founded on the idea that we all need help sometimes and that getting it is as simple as reaching for it. Our g...

Oct 27
3 min

If you’re letting your brain decide what makes you happy, you might be doing it wrong.

I’m writing, once again, to share some of the well-being wisdom taught by New Bedford native and psychology professor, Dr. Laurie Santos....

Oct 23
1 min

Study says older adults show resilience in face of pandemic-related stress

There’s good news about how older people are responding to stress from the coronavirus pandemic from Kaiser Health News. An article on th...

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