Mental health

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Mental health How to Discuss the Traumatic Events on the Capitol With Kids and Process It as a Family

What to know to help your kids process traumatic events as you might be struggling to process them yourself.

Carli Pierson Carli Pierson January 8, 2021 3:32 pm EST
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Mental health 5 Steps Toward Finding Gratitude in 2020

Michigan therapist and mom Erica Carulli shares her "cheat sheet" to help your family find gratitude this Thanksgiving.

Erica Carulli Erica Carulli November 23, 2020 5:22 pm EST
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Mental health Thanksgiving Is Going to Be Weird This Year. Here’s How to Cope.

A behavioral psychologist says the first step to coping with a different Thanksgiving is acknowledging the strangeness of the times.

Page Leggett Page Leggett November 23, 2020 1:02 pm EST
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Mental health I’m A Michigan Hospital Worker. The Coronavirus Has Rocked My Mental Health.

“It’s kinda like being on the Titanic waiting for the iceberg to hit,” said one hospital worker, who now battles panic attacks from the stress of work.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel June 23, 2020 10:48 am EDT
Michigan Life Isabella Borruso stands in front of one of three storage units packed to the brim with bottles and cans. Not pictured: 4+ full garages. (Photo courtesy Isabella Borruso)
Michigan Life WATCH: How a Michigan Teen Amassed $10k in Empties For Charity

What started as a way to make some extra cash during quarantine turned into a community-wide passion project for high school senior Isabella Borruso.

Martha Spall Martha Spall June 5, 2020 4:50 pm EDT

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Coronavirus Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine: Michigan Manufacturer Enters Race For A Cure

Here’s how the Kalamazoo facility is showcasing progress and leadership in combating the coronavirus pandemic.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain May 7, 2020 11:10 am EDT
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Family WATCH: Michigan Man Tips Essential Worker $900, Says World ‘Needs Some Love’

Kevin VanAmburg says the world is missing out on love as we shelter in place. So he decided to start spreading more around right here at home.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain April 24, 2020 3:48 pm EDT