This article has been coauthored by the psychologist Mora Zaharya, who can be reached at www.tratamientosonline.com Social distancing has become the new global norm to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Yet we must be careful with the words we use, as they have meanings that impact our emotions, thoughts and actions. Social Distance is Not Emotional Distance In actuality, what we […]
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article was recently published in Psychology Today. You can read it here.
Read MoreAccording to a CDC survey released last month, anxiety levels in the US are, on average, three times higher than they were a year ago. To understand on a deeper level the roots of our anxiety in the current situation, let’s consider the uncertainty that has surged over the past six months in five distinct areas of our lives. The Sources […]
Read MoreAbout six years ago, a friend of mine was sitting in a restaurant with his wife in a small town in France and observed that almost everyone in the restaurant was looking at their smartphone. Then he noticed he and his wife were doing the same. When I told him I was writing a book on this subject, he […]
Read MoreIn this time of COVID, there is an urgent need for food among low-income Kenyan families and we need your help. Please watch this video with information from Dr. Anthony Silard. https://youtu.be/Ye9PYPPIT3k The Center for Social Leadership has been working hard to raise funds for rural Kenyan families – especially single mothers, people with disabilities, […]
Read MorePsychology Today recently published Anthony Silard’s article, “Do You Enjoy Your Phone or Feel Trapped by It?” You can read it here.
Read MoreLoneliness has skyrocketed over the past few years. According to a recent Cigna study, over 3 in 5 Americans are lonely. “Yes, but why,” you may be asking. Is it our phones and devices, or other societal changes, such as increasing economic, political and social discord and division? It’s Not Just Our Phones It’s difficult to isolate only […]
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article was recently published in Psychology Today. You can read it here:
Read MoreOpinions about when the pandemic will end are like mouths: everyone has one. Optimists predict a flattening of the curve and a workable vaccine within six months; pessimists forecast that we’ll be flattened by the curve and will never return to our pre-pandemic way of life. So which is better? To be an optimist and […]
Read MoreThe million-dollar question running through the minds of most of us during the pandemic, often multiple times each day, is “When will it end?” I’ve joined Zoom group meetings with friends that focus singularly on this question. After a while, we grow weary of talking about it, yet it still occupies a large portion of our brains every day. Miss […]
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