Episode 89 “Masks and Mental Health” August 22, 2021August 22, 2021Chris Fasano Another school year in a pandemic, more mask mandates, and more angry parents screaming about the harm masks are causing their children. But [...]
Episode 88 “Simone Biles: Why it Matters” August 1, 2021August 2, 2021Chris Fasano Image courtesy of Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images By now most of us have heard about gymnast and Olympian Simone BIles withdrawal from [...]
Episode 87 “Accept Criticism” July 18, 2021July 18, 2021Chris Fasano Accepting criticism is not easy for most humans but I argue it is one of the best ways we can grow. Often times [...]
Episode 86 “Practice Boredom” June 28, 2021June 28, 2021Chris Fasano Being bored is viewed as a negative state, something we are constantly trying to escape. Feeling bored? Take your phone out and scroll, [...]
Episode 85 “Post-Pandemic Anxiety” June 14, 2021June 14, 2021Chris Fasano As the pandemic is winding down, the mental health pandemic has already begun. In particular, anxiety rates have gone way up amongst all [...]
Episode 84 “Lower Your Expectations” June 6, 2021June 8, 2021Chris Fasano Having high expectations can cause stress and anxiety. The idea of tying some sort of pleasure or reward to something that may or [...]
Episode 83 “Smiling Matters” May 23, 2021May 24, 2021Chris Fasano Another important lesson learned during the COVID pandemic was that smiling matters. As the world became masked, we quickly recognized how different societies [...]
Episode 81 “Empathy & Anxiety” April 25, 2021April 26, 2021Chris Fasano Empathy is the ability to ‘feel with’ another person, to identity with them, and sense what they’re experiencing. Anxiety is a feeling of [...]
Episode 79 “Mental Guard Rails” April 12, 2021April 12, 2021Chris Fasano Guard rails are a means to prevent or deter access to dangerous or off-limits areas. The most common of these are the guard [...]
Episode 76 “The Bad Stuff & Anxiety” ft. Maia James March 1, 2021March 1, 2021Chris Fasano A major source of anxiety for many people, kids and adults included, is the constant worrying about all of the bad stuff that [...]