With so many weeks in quarantine already, you might have gotten the swing of the new normal with your kids at home and have re-established a new routine for yourself and the kiddos.

Most of us have had our plans for vacation cancelled or postponed indefinitely to help keep ourselves and our community safe. That is completely understandable (and the right thing to do) and it puts us in a situation of trying to manage the new normal without much “reset” time.

Last week I met with my therapist and realized I could finally name my feelings: I was burned out.

I explained my emotional roller coaster to her through tears and she so aptly and with much grace called me out.

As we near the holidays and some of us are experiencing more stress from the expectations than the joys of the season, I wanted to point out a few more resources that might help you through this time.

I’ve been having a really tough time getting a grasp on my life lately. Things seem to be moving too quickly and I can’t find enough energy to keep up with it all.

If you’ve recently reached out to someone for support and received a response along the veins of the second post above, first acknowledge the fact that you were brave to reach out, go you! You took a risk and it just didn’t pay off this time. That is okay.

Chronic stress starts it all.

We are wired for survival. We will do more to avoid pain than we will ever do to have pleasure.

Stress is often described as a feeling of being overwhelmed, worried or run-down. Stress can affect people of all ages, genders and circumstances and can lead to both physical and psychological health issues.

Turns out, teens stress out over more than just school work. Parents (sorry, it's true), friend problems, romantic partners and just navigating social pressures of drugs, alcohol and sex stress kids out.

We are always in a cycle. With every moment during your day, there is a cycle occurring and you are probably unaware of it. It's called the Cycle of Stress.