Welcome to the Sanvello blog, where we post weekly articles on topics like anxiety, burnout, sleep, and so much more to help you on your mental health journey. All posts are reviewed by clinicians to provide you relevant and accurate information.
5 tips for mindful drinking in a very unusual holiday season
While the holidays typically mean busy social calendars, office holiday parties, and frenzied travel, this year is likely going to look quite a bit different for all of us. Yep, we’re really home for the holidays. Indulgent eating and increased alcohol consumption...
Coping with loneliness part 2: what’s working for me
Six months is long time to do nothing. Or what feels like a lot less of everything. Physical distancing, self-isolation, and quarantining are intended to keep us safe, yet these COVID precautions have also produced an unintended result: intense...
Covid-19 and the holidays: how to manage guilt, worry, and other tough feelings
In this year of physical distancing—resulting in a whole lot of social dilemma—we are hungry for human connection. Not just connections, but opportunities to spend time with loved ones and celebrate those connections. The holidays, which historically have been...
Why (and how) to take a social media break
After months of physical distancing, longing for social connection, many of us at Sanvello noticed an increase in our daily social media usage. The seemingly-endless Instagram scrolls and anxiety-fueled Twitter news binges in the time of Covid-19 have been both...
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed, read this.
First, feel your feet on the floor. I’m serious. Really feel your feet on the floor. Doesn’t matter if you’re wearing shoes or socks or whatever. We’re just tuning in to the sensation of your feet against the ground, the floor, the carpet, etc. Are they...
Stretches to help you feel grounded and stay present
Let’s take a second to check in. Are your shoulders tight? Is your breathing shallow? How long exactly have you been looking at this screen? If your job or schooling (or your child’s schooling) requires you to sit in front of a computer for hours, or your commute...
Is the news making you anxious? Here’s how to set limits on your news intake.
Have you noticed that the more news you consume, the more anxious you might feel? We’re living in a whirlwind of uncertainty, so it’s only natural that you’d be seeking out more information right now. We like to be informed! But if it’s at the risk of our mental...
4 ways to manage your political anxiety
Feeling anxiety about politics is normal. The decisions our political representatives make affect our work, our homes, our futures — pretty much every aspect of our lives. But letting political anxiety run our lives isn’t helpful. If you’ve found yourself glued...