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Stress and Chronic Illness
Having a chronic illness can increase the amount of stress in your life. In fact, research has shown that stress and some chronic illnesses (asthma, heart disease, arthritis, as examples) are linked. ...
“Social determinants of health are stressors that relate to physical health.” So says Dr. Meredith Shockley-Smith, Executive Director of Cradle Cincinnati, Field Service Assistant Professor at UC Medi...
Have you ever been stressed out about something at work and not been able to let it go once you got home?
Maybe you were sitting at the dinner table, and your child was excitedly telling you somethi...
Community Health Workers (CHWs) see people in crisis every day. Program participants might not have enough to eat or a safe place to live. They might be suffering from a chronic illness.
It’s rewardi...
Caregivers need care, too
What if you’re caring for a family member unexpectedly? An ill parent, partner, or child can turn your world upside-down.
Not only do you worry about their health, but it can feel as if their comfort...
When damage is ongoing: Coping with chronic trauma
What happens when you know you will face at least some form of trauma every day of your life? How do you cope?
There are many types of trauma including acute, complex, generational, and chronic traum...
Self-care and racial trauma: A tool for healing
Racial trauma can be caused in so many ways. Racism can be overt or covert. It might take the form of an explosive event or a small comment. People of color also constantly experience microaggressions...
More than one in five adults in the United States is living with a mental illness. The same is true for youth ages 13-18.
Cincinnati nonprofit 1N5 takes its name from that statistic. Its mission is ...
Self-care and the internet: When to take a break
What’s the matter with kids these days? You can’t get them to put down their phones for a nice family dinner. They’re constantly on TikTok!
That’s a cliché, of course. Most people from older generati...
One of the most powerful tools in substance use disorder recovery is self-care. And it works equally well for those on both sides of the equation: the people who are in recovery and their loved ones.
