Coping with COVID-19 Anxiety
Resources to help you deal with the stress and mental toll of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Anxiety is Also Contagious. Here’s How to Calm Down
Mindful's Content Director Anne Alexander talks with neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and mindfulness expert Dr. Judson Brewer. Read more.
CARE FOR YOUR CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY
Resources for anxiety and your mental health in a global climate of uncertainty. See the toolkit.
- Resources for Adults Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Family Activities to Try During COVID-19 Closures
- COVID-19 and Reducing Panic
- COVID-19 and Anxiety
- Kids and COVID-19
- Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event
- Tips for Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation
- Coping with Stress During an Infectious Disease Outbreak
- Mental Health and COVID-19 – Information and Resources
Anxiety is Also Contagious. Here’s How to Calm Down
Mindful's Content Director Anne Alexander talks with neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and mindfulness expert Dr. Judson Brewer. Read more.
CARE FOR YOUR CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY
Resources for anxiety and your mental health in a global climate of uncertainty. See the toolkit.
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Mental Health Resources
Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19 from the CDC
While it does not offer in-depth ideas about what to do with our emotions, this frames the issue in a thoughtful way and is a validation: Yes, it makes sense people have strong feelings.
How to keep mentally healthy during uncertain times
Looking after your mental health is vital, especially when you're stuck at home. Read article.
Free Online Therapy
This is a Stressful and Overwhelming Time…Please Reach Out and Talk to
Someone If you Need Too! Click here to speak with in our free therapy chat room.
While it does not offer in-depth ideas about what to do with our emotions, this frames the issue in a thoughtful way and is a validation: Yes, it makes sense people have strong feelings.
How to keep mentally healthy during uncertain times
Looking after your mental health is vital, especially when you're stuck at home. Read article.
Free Online Therapy
This is a Stressful and Overwhelming Time…Please Reach Out and Talk to
Someone If you Need Too! Click here to speak with in our free therapy chat room.
Dayton Area Telehealth Providers
Ray of Light Counseling 937-314-1659 http://www.rayoflightcounseling.org/
Christine Ferens 937-689-2629
Carroll Jackson 937-681-9644
Maranatha Family Counseling/ 937-886-4894 www.maranathafc.com
Layla Zickefoose
HRS Counseling Services 937-608-4204 http://www.hrscounseling.com/
Clearcreek Counseling 937-660-8190 https://clearcreekcounseling.com/
Heart to Heart Counseling 937-409-6156 http://www.hearttoheartcounseling.net/
Innersight Counseling 937-426-2113
Professionals LLC
Access OHIO 614-367-7700 http://www.accessoh.com/Programs/Telepsychiatry.aspx
(Intelectual Disability Only, County Restrictions)
Christine Ferens 937-689-2629
Carroll Jackson 937-681-9644
Maranatha Family Counseling/ 937-886-4894 www.maranathafc.com
Layla Zickefoose
HRS Counseling Services 937-608-4204 http://www.hrscounseling.com/
Clearcreek Counseling 937-660-8190 https://clearcreekcounseling.com/
Heart to Heart Counseling 937-409-6156 http://www.hearttoheartcounseling.net/
Innersight Counseling 937-426-2113
Professionals LLC
Access OHIO 614-367-7700 http://www.accessoh.com/Programs/Telepsychiatry.aspx
(Intelectual Disability Only, County Restrictions)
Stress Management
Coping With Fear In the Face Of the Pandemic
Take responsibility for managing yourself. Learn more.
READ: How You and Your Kids Can De-Stress During Coronavirus
If you are feeling stress about the COVID-19 pandemic, your brain isn’t misfiring. Stress is a normal, healthy biological response to perceived threats and challenges. Check out these tips and tools to help your family release stress and anxiety.
How Stressful Life Events Affect a Child's Behavior
Being out of school, not being in daycare, or having both parents home during the day are all ways some kids' routines might be disrupted right now. These changes can be stressful for them. Here's why it may impact their behavior. Read more.
A Healthy Mindset in A (Health) Crisis
Offering practical insights on how to use the skills of emotional intelligence in the Covid-19 crisis, Steve Goodner reminds us to pay attention to which parts of this situation are under our own control. Read article.
Wellness Tips
Learn to better manage your stress and anxiety and develop a healthier mindset.
How to Be Emotionally Strong in Challenging Times
How can we manage our mindset, and what are some ways to cope with, not only, the epidemic of an unknown illness but also the highly contagious epidemic of fear? Here are 7 ways to help.
Take responsibility for managing yourself. Learn more.
READ: How You and Your Kids Can De-Stress During Coronavirus
If you are feeling stress about the COVID-19 pandemic, your brain isn’t misfiring. Stress is a normal, healthy biological response to perceived threats and challenges. Check out these tips and tools to help your family release stress and anxiety.
How Stressful Life Events Affect a Child's Behavior
Being out of school, not being in daycare, or having both parents home during the day are all ways some kids' routines might be disrupted right now. These changes can be stressful for them. Here's why it may impact their behavior. Read more.
A Healthy Mindset in A (Health) Crisis
Offering practical insights on how to use the skills of emotional intelligence in the Covid-19 crisis, Steve Goodner reminds us to pay attention to which parts of this situation are under our own control. Read article.
Wellness Tips
Learn to better manage your stress and anxiety and develop a healthier mindset.
How to Be Emotionally Strong in Challenging Times
How can we manage our mindset, and what are some ways to cope with, not only, the epidemic of an unknown illness but also the highly contagious epidemic of fear? Here are 7 ways to help.
Nutrition & Exercise
10 Foods You Should Eat to Keep Your Immune System Healthy
We are all trying to stay healthy these days. While a well balanced diet provides all the nutrients you need, check out these kid-friendly foods that can help boost immunity.
Virtual YMCA Classes
Please visit our new Virtual YMCA webpage at daytonymca.org/VirtualYMCA. Here you will find FREE virtual YMCA Fitness Classes that you are familiar, a free 60 day trail of MOSSA Fitness Classes, healthy living advice and more.
Workout Streaming Services
Many gyms are offering FREE apps or streaming services that can substitute for your regular gym routine.
We are all trying to stay healthy these days. While a well balanced diet provides all the nutrients you need, check out these kid-friendly foods that can help boost immunity.
Virtual YMCA Classes
Please visit our new Virtual YMCA webpage at daytonymca.org/VirtualYMCA. Here you will find FREE virtual YMCA Fitness Classes that you are familiar, a free 60 day trail of MOSSA Fitness Classes, healthy living advice and more.
Workout Streaming Services
Many gyms are offering FREE apps or streaming services that can substitute for your regular gym routine.
Self-Care/Wellness
Young Children at Home during the COVID-19 Outbreak: The Importance of Self-Care
Self-care is not selfish or indulgent—it’s how we keep ourselves well to ensure we are physically, emotionally, and mentally capable of being there for our young children.
Self Care for Parents
Stress causes wear and tear on a person, inside and out. When you take time for self-care, you are better able to care for your child—and even a few minutes of “you time” can help you recharge so that you can parent at your best. Remember, you are doing a great job by doing the best you can. Keep these tips in mind when you’re feeling overwhelmed.
Going Outside Will Keep Us Happier During This Time of Social Distancing
Social distancing is important right now, but it can leave many feeling lonely, anxious, and depressed. Learn more.
Tips for Combatting Social Isolation
How do we combat social isolation at this time? Read the article.
Self-care is not selfish or indulgent—it’s how we keep ourselves well to ensure we are physically, emotionally, and mentally capable of being there for our young children.
Self Care for Parents
Stress causes wear and tear on a person, inside and out. When you take time for self-care, you are better able to care for your child—and even a few minutes of “you time” can help you recharge so that you can parent at your best. Remember, you are doing a great job by doing the best you can. Keep these tips in mind when you’re feeling overwhelmed.
Going Outside Will Keep Us Happier During This Time of Social Distancing
Social distancing is important right now, but it can leave many feeling lonely, anxious, and depressed. Learn more.
Tips for Combatting Social Isolation
How do we combat social isolation at this time? Read the article.
Caring for Each Other
Soothing & Comforting
During tough times and stressful situations, it can feel as if our worlds have been turned upside down. Your children look to you for guidance and comfort—so this is a great chance to show them that, even in times of unease, your family is in this together no matter what. And don’t forget self-care: being kind, patient, and understanding to yourself in uncertain times helps create a calmer family environment and builds children’s sense of security. We hope these tips remind you that you are strong and that you can help your children and your family through these complicated times.
Caring for Each Other
Your friends on Sesame Street are here to support you and your family during the COVID-19 health crisis. We understand that these are very stressful times; our daily lives have been disrupted, and we are all coping with uncertainty. As we create a new sense of normalcy, it's important that we take care of ourselves, so that we can best care for our children. Click here to get resources and a virtual hug from Elmo!
How to be together, while staying home
Consider the gift of cultivating presence with yourself this week through these 3 tips and practices.
During tough times and stressful situations, it can feel as if our worlds have been turned upside down. Your children look to you for guidance and comfort—so this is a great chance to show them that, even in times of unease, your family is in this together no matter what. And don’t forget self-care: being kind, patient, and understanding to yourself in uncertain times helps create a calmer family environment and builds children’s sense of security. We hope these tips remind you that you are strong and that you can help your children and your family through these complicated times.
Caring for Each Other
Your friends on Sesame Street are here to support you and your family during the COVID-19 health crisis. We understand that these are very stressful times; our daily lives have been disrupted, and we are all coping with uncertainty. As we create a new sense of normalcy, it's important that we take care of ourselves, so that we can best care for our children. Click here to get resources and a virtual hug from Elmo!
How to be together, while staying home
Consider the gift of cultivating presence with yourself this week through these 3 tips and practices.
- Recognize your emotions: Each of us reacts to and processes stress differently. If you find yourself in your head a lot more lately, as most of us do, try to recognize what you’re feeling underneath the internal chatter. You can explore this resilience-building practice to be with all your emotions, however uncertain life might feel.
- Come back to your center: As the past week has shown us, very few things are constant in this world. Spending time in nature can help us to rebalance, and give us a break from needing to think or do. Listen to the outdoors calling to you, and try out this one-minute nature meditation—even if it’s just from your front porch or open window.
- Give your body a break: If we’re in fight-or-flight mode, even if we’re not aware of it, we can hold a lot of tension in our bodies. By focusing on the sensations in our bodies, we are pulled out of our heads and back to the present. Check out this soothing body scan to get in tune with your physical self.
Mindfulness
MINDFULNESS for Parents
A resource guide for helping parents be mindful with their infants and toddlers as a way to reduce stress
from Zero to Three
Breathing Exercises
Mindfulness Resources from Ohio State University Extension
The Three-Minute Breathing Space Practice
We explore the origins of one of the most durable mindfulness practices — Plus offer a guided meditation practice. See it here.
GO NOODLE
Click here for Movement & mindfulness videos
Mindful Eating
Recognizing that emotional eating and mindless eating might be prevalent at this time of high stress, these informative links address our mind and body health and the relationship with food and eating.
A resource guide for helping parents be mindful with their infants and toddlers as a way to reduce stress
from Zero to Three
Breathing Exercises
- For example, JustBreathe is a small, simple graphic to help you sync your breathing. Watch and follow with your inhales and exhales at yp4h.osu.edu/justbreathe
Mindfulness Resources from Ohio State University Extension
- Follow the Live Smart Ohio Mind and Body Blog livesmartohio.osu.edu/category/mind-and-body as well as Live Smart Ohio livesmartohio.osu.edu
- Live Healthy Live Well - choose to follow the blog, sign up for annual online email challenge or texts, and follow on Facebook, fcs.osu.edu/programs/nutrition/live-healthy-live-well
- OSU Extension Fact Sheets related to mindfulness, 2016:
- Introduction to Mindfulness ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5243-0
- Stress Coping Methods ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5242
- Eating Healthy During Stressful Times ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5244
- Helping Children Through Stressful Times ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/flm-fs-8-99-r07
The Three-Minute Breathing Space Practice
We explore the origins of one of the most durable mindfulness practices — Plus offer a guided meditation practice. See it here.
GO NOODLE
Click here for Movement & mindfulness videos
Mindful Eating
Recognizing that emotional eating and mindless eating might be prevalent at this time of high stress, these informative links address our mind and body health and the relationship with food and eating.
- Ohio State University Extension, Live Smart Ohio, Mindful Eating: Revitalize Your Relationship with Food, livesmartohio.osu.edu/food/even-2osu-edu/mindful-eating-revitalize-your-relationship-with-food/
- Mississippi State University Extension, Stress and Emotional Eating extension.msstate.edu/publications/information-sheets/stress-and-emotional-eating
- Mayo Clinic, Weight loss: Gain control of emotional eating,
mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-depth/weight-loss/art-20047342 - Harvard Health Publishing, Harvard Medical School, Why stress causes people to overeat, health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/why-stress-causes-people-to-overeat
- University of Rochester Medical Center, Emotional Eating: How to Cope urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=1&contentid=4517
- Teens Health, Emotional Eating kidshealth.org/en/teens/emotional-eating.html
There is an App for That?
Headspace App
There are a lot of unknowns in the world right now. But one thing is certain — Headspace is here for you. To help support you through this time of crisis, we’re offering some meditations you can listen to anytime.
These are part of a larger collection in the Headspace app — free for everyone — called Weathering the storm. It includes meditations, sleep, and movement exercises to help you out, however you’re feeling. It’s our small way of helping you find some space and kindness for yourself and those around you.
Stop, Breathe & Think
There’s a new category within our app, called Calm Coronavirus Anxiety, to help you feel more safe, centered and connected. We’ve carefully curated a selection of our premium tracks—now free for the next 60 days—to support you during this time.
Ten Percent Happier Coronavirus Sanity Guide
As the coronavirus spreads globally, we are building a raft of new mindfulness content designed to help people cope with the rising stress and anxiety. ALL of this content will be free. For friends who may not have the app, we’ve created an easily shareable Coronavirus Sanity webpage. It is completely free to access.
Ten Percent Happier: Coronavirus Guided Meditations and Talks
We've been working with our teachers to create a pack of relevant guided meditations in our app for free. This includes several bespoke meditations that directly speak to the current challenge, alongside others curated from our existing library.
Ten Percent Happier: Access for Healthcare Workers
Healthcare workers and others who are actively caring for people suffering from this pandemic are doing incredible work. We’d like to support their resiliency in any way we can. So we are offering free six-month subscriptions to the Ten Percent Happier app, no strings attached, to all healthcare workers and volunteers. It is our sincere hope that the proven tools and techniques we teach can help support them in this trying time.
Healthcare workers can simply email us at [email protected] and they will be sent instructions on how to get access. Please share this access with any healthcare workers or organizations that might benefit.
Free Mindfulness Resources to Find Calm and Nourish Resilience During the COVID Outbreak
Whether you're looking for live guided meditations connecting you to others, a quick practice to help you find your ground, or a free course on how to meditate, here’s how the Mindful community is coming together to serve in the days and weeks ahead.
Mindful@Home — Live Meditations from Mindful.org
Join us every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3 pm ET for connection and community through live guided meditations from today's mindful leaders. See it here.
Download the Action for Happiness App
Be part of a supportive online community sharing action ideas and inspiration each day. The app is like having a little personal action coach in your pocket who:
There are a lot of unknowns in the world right now. But one thing is certain — Headspace is here for you. To help support you through this time of crisis, we’re offering some meditations you can listen to anytime.
These are part of a larger collection in the Headspace app — free for everyone — called Weathering the storm. It includes meditations, sleep, and movement exercises to help you out, however you’re feeling. It’s our small way of helping you find some space and kindness for yourself and those around you.
Stop, Breathe & Think
There’s a new category within our app, called Calm Coronavirus Anxiety, to help you feel more safe, centered and connected. We’ve carefully curated a selection of our premium tracks—now free for the next 60 days—to support you during this time.
Ten Percent Happier Coronavirus Sanity Guide
As the coronavirus spreads globally, we are building a raft of new mindfulness content designed to help people cope with the rising stress and anxiety. ALL of this content will be free. For friends who may not have the app, we’ve created an easily shareable Coronavirus Sanity webpage. It is completely free to access.
Ten Percent Happier: Coronavirus Guided Meditations and Talks
We've been working with our teachers to create a pack of relevant guided meditations in our app for free. This includes several bespoke meditations that directly speak to the current challenge, alongside others curated from our existing library.
Ten Percent Happier: Access for Healthcare Workers
Healthcare workers and others who are actively caring for people suffering from this pandemic are doing incredible work. We’d like to support their resiliency in any way we can. So we are offering free six-month subscriptions to the Ten Percent Happier app, no strings attached, to all healthcare workers and volunteers. It is our sincere hope that the proven tools and techniques we teach can help support them in this trying time.
Healthcare workers can simply email us at [email protected] and they will be sent instructions on how to get access. Please share this access with any healthcare workers or organizations that might benefit.
Free Mindfulness Resources to Find Calm and Nourish Resilience During the COVID Outbreak
Whether you're looking for live guided meditations connecting you to others, a quick practice to help you find your ground, or a free course on how to meditate, here’s how the Mindful community is coming together to serve in the days and weeks ahead.
Mindful@Home — Live Meditations from Mindful.org
Join us every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3 pm ET for connection and community through live guided meditations from today's mindful leaders. See it here.
Download the Action for Happiness App
Be part of a supportive online community sharing action ideas and inspiration each day. The app is like having a little personal action coach in your pocket who:
- Gives you friendly 'nudges' with an action idea each day
- Sends you inspiring messages to give you a boost
- Helps you connect & share ideas with like-minded people
