191 - Friday Mental Health Q&A: Dealing with Election Anxiety, Hard Decisions About Holiday Plans, and COVID Fatigue

How can we deal with election stress and uncertainty? How should we think about hard decisions like traveling for the holidays? How can we balance the health and safety risks of visiting with friends and family with concerns about mental health and loneliness if we stay home? What can we do to prepare for an overlap of COVID fatigue and seasonal affective disorder? How do we know if we're just feeling down or if it's something more serious? Clinical psychologist Dr. Laura Murray returns to the podcast to answer your mental health questions. KEYWORDS: stress management; child health