Breathe: There are ways to calm your anxiety Know that feeling of your heart beating faster in response to a stressful situation? Or perhaps, instead, your palms get sweaty when you’re confronted with an overwhelming task or event. That’s anxiety — our body’s natural...

by Rose MacDowell Updated: November 22, 2019 Anxiety is a normal human response to alarming situations and life stressors, such as a move, job change, or relationship transition. Anxiety is characterized by feelings of worry, dread, and uneasiness. Anxiety affects...

By Jelena Kecmanovic, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University written in March, 2020 As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues its global spread and the number of diagnosed COVID-19 cases continues to increase, anxiety related to the outbreak is on the rise...

More information on Women's Health can be found at the Office of Women's Health What a year it has been already. Record numbers of women are making their voices heard in Congress. There are almost 75 million of us in the U.S. workforce. We are educated like never...

BY JESSICA GOLD  MAY 13, 2020 12:52 PM EDT Dr. Jessica Gold is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis. There is a research model going around that suggests as many as 150,000 additional people could die from mental health-related...

Self-care tips during the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic can feel overwhelming due to new information, long work hours, and caring for your family and yourself. It's important to pause for a moment and collect your thoughts, as worldwide pandemics can be...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Here is CNET's best advice to help you cope with what troubles you right now. Amanda Capritto May 14, 2020 5:00 a.m. PT Taking care of your mental health is just as important as taking care of your physical health. May is Mental...

Moments of sunlight and solitude are the kind of simple pleasure often lost to us in our normal lives now unsettled by COVID-19. (eldar nurkovic/Shutterstock) MIND & BODY Developing a Mindset of Resilience The hardships of COVID-19 present challenges, opportunities to...

There have been so many changes and they have come so quickly with the Covid-19 coronavirus. In the days and weeks ahead there will certainly be more changes.  In the midst of that we are taking all the recommended precautions and are able to remain open to provide...

There have been many changes and they have come very quickly with the Covid-19 coronavirus.  In the days and weeks ahead there will certainly be more changes.  In the midst of that at Mended Hearts we are taking all the recommended precautions and are able to remain...