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An ever-changing economy creates new opportunities for entrepreneurs, even during these rocky times that COVID-19 has caused. Whether people are looking for a better work-life balance, a new job after having lost one, or an extra source of income, opening a seasonal business is one strategy that fits those goals.
COVID-19 has played havoc with many people’s careers, but it may have been especially detrimental to women.
Research shows that working mothers are dropping out of the workforce much faster than working fathers, at least in part because many schools switched to remote learning and at least one adult needed to be in the home with the children. One study by McKinsey & Company and Lean In also found that one-fourth of women they surveyed at 317 companies are considering downshifting their careers or leaving the workforce entirely.
One of the top health concerns among women is belly bloat. There are many causes to abdominal bloating and while they are mainly harmless, it is an annoyance to many women. We asked New York based Internist and Gastroenterologist, Dr. Niket Sonpal, the common causes of bloating and how we can avoid them.
As 2020 is coming to a dramatic close, what does influencer-focused marketing looks like post-COVID-19 next year.
Sleep is emerging as the latest casualty of the COVID-19 crisis. Psychiatry Research, approximately 19.1% of surveyed adults met criteria for clinical insomnia. Self reported worry about COVID-19 and comorbid mental health conditions were significant predictors of insomnia symptoms.
COVID-19 has created a nation of telecommuters virtually overnight. At first, it feels like working from home may be temporary. Since it is August, many of us have come to realized that this new work arrangement can go on much longer. Here are some tips for getting set up and organized.
Life is full of uncertainty at the moment. Stress is inevitable and mental wellness is at stake like never before. To help you cope and overcome this difficult time, TV host Michelle Harris of Alive and Well TV has some actionable tips to create a spa day at home.
Grand Reserve World Mastercard has launched and designed exclusively around one's interest in wine. They boasts a distinctive rewards program, bonus points on wine purchases, over 400 partner wineries, a complimentary wine tasting pass (priority wine pass), cardholder linked offers, exclusive access to special tastings and events, and more.
Cosmetic surgery was on an upward trend for several years before the pandemic, and the outbreak of the coronavirus hasn’t hurt its popularity. Since the lifting of lockdown and shelter-in-place orders across the country, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has reported an increased demand in patients considering cosmetic enhancements.
Parents everywhere are trying to figure things out post-COVID-19. Many of your efforts involve trial and error. While you are feeling the shift, so are the kids, particularly teens. Understanding what everyone is going through and raising two teens herself, parenting expert and licensed educational psychologist, Reena B. Patel is going through the same struggles with her own.
Using data from Johns Hopkins University, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) compiled a state-by-state breakdown of the positive COVID-19 test rate and number of nursing homes in those states.
Whether you approve of schools reopening or not, if your district decides to reopen schools, your children will be required to wear a mask. Many parents are concerned that their child will refuse to or even take their mask off during the day. How can parents encourage and maintain mask wearing when they struggle with this at home? These are some of the number one question parenting expert, guidance counselor, licensed educational psychologist, and board-certified behavior analyst, Reena B. Patel (LEP, BCBA) is hearing from clients, friends, and her community. Reena offers a number of ways to help your child get there.
We are confused, excited and apprehensive with the reopening of business. While we’ve been anxiously awaiting for life to return to normal so we can grab a bite with friends or visit our favorite spa, we are still reasonably concerned about how to adjust our social and life activities post-COVID-19.
I spent the first six months of 2017 living in the hospital while my 5-year-old son, Ari, waited for, received, and rejected a heart transplant. During that time I’d spend my nights an hour away from him with our 3-year-old daughter and 6-month-old son. Each morning I’d fight Boston traffic to spend my days with Ari on the 8th floor at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Never before had my head been so distracted and my heart so heavy, so taxed. We faced incredible uncertainty. Would my son get a heart? How long would he (and we) live full-time at the hospital waiting? Would he die while he waited? Would he survive after he received his heart?
With the recent mandates to maintain social isolation, people are more stressed than ever before. Anxiety and panic are plaguing people who have previously managed stress with ease. Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist Erin Wiley, MA, LPCC shares the importance of healthy mental health habits during this time and tips to put into place.
Being under stay-at-home orders provides an opportunity to focus on embracing simple disciplines that can change our health and happiness for the long haul, Erin believes. “Refuse to get stuck in the traps of social distancing: staying up late, consuming too much food, alcohol, television and social media, sleeping in, and letting the day go by without a structured plan or schedule,” she advises. “By throwing all discipline out the window in a stressful time, you lose a really unique opportunity to trade unhealthy habits for healthy ones that could change the trajectory of your life for the better.”
Is it possible to have a worry-free pandemic? After all, there seem to be endless things to worry about—from our own survival and well-being, to that of our loved ones, to the overall trajectory of the global economy. According to Karen McGregor, author of The Tao of Influence: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Leaders and Entrepreneurs, worry comes at a high cost to our health, it's a symptom of a bigger problem. Worrying also drastically suppresses your immune system.
“You could eat the world's cleanest diet, but if you worry all the time, you're basically saying, 'No, thanks, organic veggies and fruit—I'm choosing the greasy burger joint down the street.' That's what the stress of worry does to our bodies”.
