On many occasions even outside the height of the pandemic and global crises, sociologists have started to witness how Americans are living more jam-packed schedules that have led to a frenetic pace. One researcher observed that the national [...]
Parents who have raised and cared for their children for a long time may find the transition to an empty nest to be a significant life change. Parents may experience feelings of loss, loneliness, or even anxiety as [...]
Please read Part I here. In precise terms, we can consider how humans are neurally wired to fear the unknown. Uncertainty, whether at the macro level of a global healthcare crisis along with economic unraveling and geopolitical shifts [...]
Self-compassion means being gentle and gracious with yourself. You’re only human, and we all make mistakes. In fact, mistakes give us experiences that let us grow and improve, and this process should be honored as a necessary one. [...]
Research shows that a person experiencing an empty nest can sometimes have behavioral symptoms, cognitive impairment, and even some symptoms of depression (Bougea, Despoti, & Vasilopoulos, 2019). All of that is a natural response to the feelings of loss [...]
There is often an intuitive recognition of that which we can otherwise put into words to better articulate the concept of awe, wonder, and beauty. We can feel its power upon our hearts as we embrace its effects. [...]