You may have heard something along these lines many times from the people around you in the past few months: “It’s so sad what’s happening in ______ (Italy; New York; US; Spain).” Many of us consciously or subconsciously seek out a country or a region of our own country where COVID-19 is wreaking more damage than where we live, and then feel pity for […]
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article “Why the Pandemic Has Become Social Comparison on Steroids” was published in Psychology Today. You can read it here.
Read MoreKnow how to keep calm and lead on.
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article “A Mantra for the Pandemic: Don’t Panic, Adjust” was published in Psychology Today. Find it here.
Read MoreSo lonely inside, so busy out there and all you wanted was somebody who cares. — Michelle Branch During the pandemic, almost all of us—with the exception of those working in essential businesses or health care—have become socially isolated. As a consequence, our collective mental health has taken a severe downturn and both loneliness and depression have become much more widespread. Loneliness versus Depression […]
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article “How to Be Lonely without Becoming Depressed” was published in Psychology Today. Find it here.
Read MoreMany people do not understand the real reason the recent police murder of George Floyd has incited such widespread rage, civil disobedience and disenfranchisement from our government and political system. Let’s take a closer look at the death of Eric Garner. Like Floyd, Eric Garner, a 43-year-old African-American man and father of six, gasped “I can’t breathe” eleven times before suffocating in a […]
Read MoreIn the last hour of his life just over a week ago, African-American Minneapolis resident George Floyd’s repeatedly pleaded “I can’t breathe … please stop.” He deferentially asked Derek Chauvin, the white officer with his knee on Floyd’s neck, to remove his knee, repeating, “Please, please, please.” As the world now knows, Chauvin didn’t listen. Generally, fanatics don’t listen—whether they are religious zealots, racists, sexists, […]
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article “The Real Reason Behind the Mass Unrest” was published in Psychology Today. Find it here.
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article was just published in Psychology Today. You can find it here.
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