Summer SAD
This month as your mental health resident Doctor here at Lyric Health, I want to discuss a mood disorder that usually occurs in the late fall and winter months when it is colder and there is less sunlight. Symptoms include: However, Winter SAD may begin to lessen or go away during spring and summer, because […]
A New Public Health Crisis; Loneliness!
Recently, the Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory about the devastating impact of The Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation. In it, he revealed that though the pandemic has contributed to loneliness, half of US adults reported experiencing loneliness, even before the pandemic. He determined that loneliness and isolation results in a disconnection that affects […]
The Importance and Benefits of a Psychologically Safe Workspace
In my practice and as Director of Psychology at Lyric Health, in my classrooms, I often explain to the students that we are in a psychologically safe space. I feel the need to tell them this because they usually do not answer my lecture questions for fear of giving the wrong answer and being embarrassed […]
The Health Benefits of Making Every day Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day from your resident Doctor here at Lyric Health. Did you know St. Valentine’s Day was originally a Christian feast day named after Saint Valentine. Now morphed into Valentine’s Day, it has become one of the most significant celebrations of romance and love. It has also become the prime day of commercialization of […]