Move, Nourish, Connect, Be: Four daily habits to protect our mental well-being while sheltering in place

By Greater Good Science Center | April 1, 2020 |

__ It’s a crazy time. Here in the Cal­i­for­nia, we are shel­ter­ing-in-place, leav­ing the house only for essen­tials like gro­ceries and med­ical care. And while we’re all (appro­pri­ate­ly) focused on car­ing for the phys­i­cal health of our­selves, our fam­i­lies, our com­mu­ni­ties, and soci­ety at large, our men­tal, emo­tion­al, and social health needs are quick­ly emerging…

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Update: Four tips to practice good mental hygiene during the coronavirus outbreak

By SharpBrains | March 25, 2020

__ Time for a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains’ e‑newsletter, fea­tur­ing this time 14 time­ly news and resources for men­tal health and brain health inno­va­tion. First of all, let’s remain safe, healthy, and cen­tered dur­ing the cur­rent health cri­sis by fol­low­ing these tips pro­vid­ed by the Greater Good Sci­ence Cen­ter at UC Berke­ley: 1. Stay calm and…

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Four tips to practice good mental hygiene during the coronavirus outbreak

By Greater Good Science Center | March 17, 2020

__ Just a few days ago my son’s col­lege, the Uni­ver­si­ty of Wash­ing­ton, announced it would be can­celling all in-per­­son class­es and finals to help con­tain the spread of the coro­n­avirus. One con­firmed on-cam­­pus case prompt­ed the university’s response. Though the uni­ver­si­ty will incur high costs—they have to deep-clean the whole cam­pus, for example—I, for…

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