From the Pandemic to Ukraine: It’s OK Not to Feel OK
Tragically, our sympathetic nervous systems, responsible for our "fight or flight" responses, are once again in overdrive.
Boost Your Brain with a Museum Visit
A new study conducted by Art Fund in the UK showed that 1-2 hours of leisure activity daily significantly reduced stress and added to one's sense of purpose and meaning in life.
New Year’s Resolutions
Albert Einstein said, "In the midst of every crisis lies great opportunity." Instead of focusing on what I want to change next year, I decided to reflect on what I accomplished last year as a way to lift my own mood and spark hope for
Exercise Makes You Smarter During the Holidays and Always
If you do one thing during the holidays, it should be this: get up and move!
Challenges as Life Resumes
Interacting with family or friends that you haven't seen in over a year can be tricky. Many relationships were strained or cut off during quarantine.
Time to Change Your Brain
Beverly Hills Courier columnist Dr. Eva Ritvo is a psychiatrist with more than 25 years' experience practicing in Miami Beach. She is the author of "Bekindr-The Transformative Power of Kindness" and the founder of the Bekindr Global Initiative, a movement to bring more kindness in
FOGO (Fear of Going Out)
Talk with your closest friends and see how they are choosing to resume activities. You are not alone in experiencing FOGO.
Bouncing Back in Spring in Beverly Hills
We are innately wired to adapt to adversity. Humans are naturally resilient.
Vaccine FOMO
Remind yourself that "this too shall pass." Summer will come and access will become easier and easier with each passing week. Everyone will have access to the vaccines and gradually life will resume for all of us. The 1918 pandemic passed in two years without
Hope and Resilience in 2021
Emotional Balance: Anxiety and depression were easy to fall into in 2020. But as we emerge, the pendulum will swing the other way. We must actively focus on positive emotions such as joy, gratitude, and optimism.