Health

By Jennifer Bailey, LCSW & RD In the last five years, Americans have weathered wave after wave of national and global crises. From the COVID-19 pandemic, the murder of George Floyd, the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, to the dismantling of DEI policies, each event lingers in our feeds. Social media doesn’t let us just… Read more: News Overload: How National Events Impact Our Emotional Health

Listen to this articleBy Ron Calhoun A new report from Frances Mills, commissioner of health, City of Cleveland Health Department, shows that sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, remains a serious health problem in Cleveland. Nearly 8,000 people were diagnosed with chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis. Health experts say some numbers have gone down, but one infection,… Read more: Cleveland STI Cases On the Rise: Reveal Deep Health Inequities

Listen to this articleCLEVELAND — Ohio’s aging population is putting a growing strain on the state’s long-term care system, highlighting challenges with rising costs and uneven access to services. With an estimated 18.7 percent of residents age 65 or older, Ohio’s senior share is higher than the national average, according to America’s Health Rankings, which… Read more: Ohio’s Demographic Shift and Long-Term Care Challenges

Listen to this articleBy Jennifer Bailey, LCSW & RDT Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines emotions as “a conscious mental reaction (such as anger or fear) subjectively experienced as a strong feeling usually directed toward a specific object and typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body”. In short, emotions are a response to something, and… Read more: Emotional Repression Suppression How Avoiding Feelings Impacts Our Health

Listen to this articleBy: Jennifer Bailey, LCSW & RDT “His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti.” You probably guessed it, Eminem’s song “Lose Yourself”. From these first two lines, it’s clear the person described is anxious. Have you ever felt butterflies in your stomach or… Read more: Feel Dont Flee How Emotions Show Up In Our Bodies