Jessica McCrea, Psy.D., LLC

An innovative approach to self-compassion:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aubpZVz40A

This succinct and informative talk speaks to the profound mental health challenges related to climate change:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IlDkCEvsYw

How climate change affects your mental health | Britt Wray "For all that's ever been said about climate change, we haven't heard nearly enough about the psychological impacts of living in a warming world," says scien...

This article speaks to the "ambiguous loss" children now feel when their parents are physically present but mentally and emotionally absent because of their phones. Love is indeed about paying attention. The more alone our children feel, the more they suffer, in all dimensions. As someone who treats adults who felt too alone as kids, I see the repercussions every day. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/the-dangers-of-distracted-parenting/561752/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0lKHm2yAE5q3IMA35PUkqlO55XtEroeftLVERyuU4KfHBAkKoPIgmarBA

The Dangers of Distracted Parenting When it comes to children’s development, parents should worry less about kids’ screen time—and more about their own.

Sometimes the best we can do is to befriend and not bypass our grief. Then we can see what actions ARE possible.https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/happiness_journalist_omicron_crushing_me?utm_source=Greater+Good+Science+Center&utm_campaign=862641a37e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_GG_Newsletter_January_20_2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5ae73e326e-862641a37e-70694095

I’m a Happiness Journalist, and Omicron Is Crushing Me With the new surge in COVID-19, Jeremy Adam Smith is asking himself if happiness is possible right now.

As a trauma therapist who has worked with folks suffering from chronic illness, this article from an enlightened MD really resonated. Fascinating to consider the potential of a trauma component in "Long COVID":https://lissarankin.com/is-long-covid-a-trauma-symptom/?inf_contact_key=7a98e2758a89d87204db10ff29051c06b7af0999dac2af6212784c39e05d2aef

Is Long Covid A Trauma Symptom? According to a recent Lancet study, 1/3 of people who recover from Covid wind up with psychological and/or neurological symptoms. Another study suggests that 7 in 10 people who were hospitalized for Covid have not fully recovered five months later. One in five Covid survivors wind up with a new onse