In honor of World Play Day, F&CS hosted a panel discussion on the importance of play for children's mental health and wellbeing. Our panel included: Brandon Blas - Youth Program Coordinator of the Greater Ithaca Activities Center Erika Busch, PsyD. - Children’s Clinical...
These are the 3 types of mental downtime your brain needs Targeting different sources of mental fatigue can help make your time away from work be more restorative. from Fast Company Respecting work-life balance and taking vacations, or just getting away from work...
Physical and Psychological Benefits of Time in Nature with Donald A. Rakow On March 26, 2021, Professor Donald Rakow, Associate Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University and co-author of the book, 'Nature RX' presented on the extensive extensive research...
Fostering Children’s Resilience During Uncertain Times On January 28, 2021, Erika Busch, Psy. D., and Samantha Zeitz, LMHC CCPT, of Family and Children's Service of Ithaca led a discussion on the importance of creating predictability and maintaining emotional connection with our...
Supporting Your Tween's and Teen's Mental Health During Covid-19 On December 11, 2020, Family and Children's Service of Ithaca Clinic Director, Marisa Matsudaira, presented a public workshop on how to best support your tween and teen’s mental health during the ongoing...
Brené Brown with Emily and Amelia Nagoski on Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle from BrenéBrown.com Months of compounded stress can lead to burnout. We’re all there. It’s exhausting. The good news? There’s a path through it. In this episode of #UnlockingUs...
Sleepless Nights, Hair Loss And Cracked Teeth: Pandemic Stress Takes Its Toll from NPR Are you under a lot of stress? Throughout the pandemic, people who never had the coronavirus have been reporting a host of seemingly unrelated symptoms: excruciating headaches, episodes of...
How Will We Cope With the Pandemic Fall? from The New York Times Mental health experts offer advice on how to handle the return to indoor life the cooler weather will bring: And all of us, in every circumstance, are dealing with the...