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I recently got a call from a colleague. He and his wife are both healthcare workers who have been busy, distracted, stressed, and burnout working in the pandemic. Their fifteen-year-old son, Jake, discovered girls in the last year but was unable to connect with them in real life. He turned to the internet to explore his curiosity and ended up highly addicted to online pornography. Jake withdrew from his friends, sports, and school to make more time for pornography. His grades, sleep, physical, and mental health suffered. Jake eventually became depressed. Filled with confusion and shame he took an overdose of vodka and painkillers he found at home.
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As our understanding of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has grown, we have begun to realize the far-reaching impacts of war, violence, and conflict on mental health for those who experience trauma. Here's what I believe you should know.
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Back-to-back Zoom meetings feel exhausting — more exhausting than in-person ones. Why? In this blog, I share why these online conversations take more out of us and what we can do about it.
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Generational trauma has become a hot topic, especially as we enter year three of the COVID-19 pandemic. How will this affect future generations, and what can we do about it?
