Tools to Reduce Anxiety & Stress By Wanda Sevey, Therapist, The New Directions Center Everyone needs an inner toolbox to manage the anxiety and stress we’re experiencing these days. The New Directions Center is reaching out to help you add [...]
Food insecurity is an issue for many families in our area under normal circumstances, a problem now exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the need for food assistance is growing dramatically, donations to food pantries are down significantly. So [...]
Grief is the normal and natural reaction to loss. It is also the conflicting feelings caused by the end of or change in a familiar pattern of behavior. During this pandemic many people are experiencing grief but for someone [...]
One silver lining of COVID-19 is that the threat of illness has encouraged everyone to adopt healthier habits, like frequent hand washing and staying home when sick. However, the pandemic is a great opportunity to increase other healthy behaviors [...]
Most likely, dementia does not increase risk for COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus, just like dementia does not increase risk for the flu. However, dementia-related behaviors, increased age and common health conditions [...]
Coronavirus Anxiety is Seriously Affecting Teens. Here's How to Help. There is a lot of advice on the internet right now about how to help young kids cope with the many changes in their lives thanks to COVID-19. There’s also a lot [...]
Waking Up with Anxiety? Ways to Help Reduce Morning Stress Nearly everyone will experience some feelings of stress or anxiety at some point in their lives. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, it's helpful to think of stress [...]
Council for Relationships, who provides counseling services here at the Community Well through our New Directions Counseling Center, is committed to the wellbeing of our community. During the COVID-19 emergency, all clinical services at CFR are being provided virtually [...]
The Joshua Women's Prayer Group, a partner of the Community Well, is group of women from diverse Christian backgrounds who meet to pray for one another, for families, and for our community. Read their prayer for these difficult times. [...]
The Y continues to be your support for health and well-being, wherever you are. Regular exercise is one component of a healthy lifestyle that can help reduce stress and prevent illness. While we would love to see you at [...]
