Tag: Anxiety

9 Tips for Coping with Holiday Blues and Stress

9 Tips for Coping with Holiday Depression and Stress

Darlene Lancer, LMFT shares tips for dealing with depression and anxiety during the holiday...
A family of six walk through a wooded area

What It’s Like Living in a Neurodiverse Family

Self-advocate Nicholas Ivins discusses the realities and benefits of living ina family that is...
Cover image - Scorching Stress: How Heat Can Impact Your Mental Health

Scorching Stress: How Heat Can Impact Your Mental Health

Amelia Zannoni explores recent research that suggests extreme heat can have an impact on...
Cover image - What We Lose When We Make Them Choose: To self-identify or not?

Neurodiverse In The Open: To Self-Identify Or Not?

Cris Brady, M.Ed. discusses the pros and cons of forcing neurodivergent individuals to self-identify...
Cover image - Covid’s Effects on Teenage Anxiety: My Personal Struggle

COVID’s Effects on Teenage Anxiety: My Personal Struggle

Angelina Vinci shares how the COVID lockdown impacted her mental health and her development...
Cover image - Strategies to Support Mental Wellness: What’s in Your Toolbox?

Strategies to Support Mental Wellness: What’s in Your Toolbox?

Self-advocate Laura Hamilton discusses the concept of the Wellness Toolbox, and shares strategies that...
Cover image - Getting to the Core of Stress & Anxiety

Getting to the Core of Stress & Anxiety

Evan Boxer-Cook discusses how he discovered the trigger for his stress, and how that...
Cover image - Why Educators Need Meditation

Why Educators Need Meditation

Educator Hilda Pacheco shares how meditation can help educators, especially during times of uncertainty....
Cover image - My Experiences With Anxiety & How I Cope

My Experiences With Anxiety & How I Cope

Sarai Welch discusses her journey dealing with anxiety, and the tools that help her....
Cover image - An Anxiety Self-Advocate’s School Journey

An Anxiety Self-Advocate’s School Journey

Self-advocate and Different Brains intern Sarai Welch discusses how she navigated anxiety while pursuing...
Featured Brain Image for Sarai's Story

The Coronavirus Pandemic: Sarai’s Journey With Anxiety

Sarai, intern, shares her story about dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and how having...
Cover image - Stress in People with Autism: How it Manifests and How I Cope with It

Stress in People with Autism: How it Manifests and How I Cope with It

Autism self-advocate Zach Rodencal discusses his experiences with stress, and shares tips on how...
Cover image - Piano as a Coping Mechanism in the Age of COVID-19

Piano as a Coping Mechanism in the Age of COVID-19

Occupational Octaves creator Lee D. Stockner discusses the role piano playing can have in...
Cover image - The Clutch Gene: Coping with Pre-Game Anxiety

The Clutch Gene: Coping with Pre-Game Anxiety

Jonathan Spaan discusses the phenomena of "The Clutch Gene", and looks at tools for...
Cover image - An Autism Self-Advocate's Thoughts On Anxiety

An Autism Self-Advocate’s Thoughts On Anxiety

Autism self-advocate Jennifer Huggins shares her thoughts for those dealing with anxiety....
Cover image - Therapists Give Tips For Dealing With Coronavirus Anxiety

Therapists Give Tips For Dealing With Coronavirus Anxiety

Three therapists give insights on how to cope with anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic....
Cover image - An Introduction to Stress Management, with Dr. Marsha D. Brown | EDB 194

An Introduction to Stress Management, with Dr. Marsha D. Brown | EDB 194

(VIDEO - 14 minutes) Dr. Marsha Brown covers the basics of stress management with...
Cover image - The Inner Lives of Women with Learning Disabilities

The Inner Lives of Women with Learning Disabilities

Denise Brodey discusses the challenges women with learning challenges can have both hiding and...
worry-less-now-the-three-ps-of-anxiety

Worry Less Now: The Three P’s of Anxiety

Laura Berger and Glen Tibaldeo highlight some of the main causes of anxiety, and...

New Study Confirms Exercise Eases Anxiety, Anger, & Depression

University of Vermont lecturer and psychotherapist David Tomasi is working to show the treatment...

Computers May Soon Detect Depression in Your Voice

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been studying and refining computer-based...
michael-j-fox's-campaign-to-cure-parkinson's

Michael J. Fox’s Crusade to Cure Parkinson’s – Week in Neurodiversity

(3 min 16 sec) In this episode Michael J. Fox talks <a href="https://www.differentbrains.org/resources/parkinsons-disease/" target="_blank"...
Anxiety-and-Existentialism

Anxiety and Existentialism, with Gordon Marino, Ph.D. | EDB 134

(19 mins) In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with Gordon Marino, Ph.D.....
Can Improv Classes Ease Anxiety?

Can Improv Classes Ease Anxiety?

Casey Grambo is a woman living in Connecticut who suffers from severe social anxiety...

Brain Training for Neurological Imbalances Through Neurofeedback

Dr. Jacqueline Davis discusses the use of neurofeedback for ADHD, autism, depression, and anxiety....
Lili Reinhart from the hit show “Riverdale” opens up about Anxiety

Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart Opens Up About Anxiety

Lili Reinhart, of the CW's hit show Riverdale, recently spoke about the role anxiety...
Music as Medicine: The Effects of Music Therapy on Depression

Music as Medicine: The Effects of Music Therapy on Depression

Megan Baksh takes a look at recent studies highlighting the good listening to music...
Notions By Nickas My Journey Into Neurodiversity

Notions By Nickas: My Journey Into Neurodiversity (Part One)

In this column, I will be discussing my experiences in neurodiversity as well as...