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Vinnie Cervantes and Chris Richardson are reimagining the role of first responders. The Metropolitan State University of Denver alumni last…
Tag: Mental Health
Rising to the moment
One week after Ellie Wagley underwent a lumpectomy to remove Stage 3 breast cancer, she returned to her job as…
8 tips to combat Seasonal Affective Disorder
It’s officially winter in Colorado, with the Front Range today experiencing the shortest daytime length of the year at 9…
10 ways to reduce stress and anxiety
The COVID-19 pandemic, political polarization amplified by the 2020 presidential election, an economy in recession, racial tensions, wildfires – there’s…
A parent’s guide to screen time
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing parents – and psychiatrists and pediatricians – to rethink screen time. Prior to the pandemic,…
We need to talk about ‘Karen’
At first, she just wanted to speak to the manager. When video clips featuring “Karen” started appearing a few years…
Tools of resilience
For Annie Redmond, the legacy of trauma wrought by systemic racism is historic and personal. When cellphone video showing the…
Love in the time of COVID-19
“Global pandemic” and “dating boom” are not words you’d typically expect to find in the same sentence. And certainly, when…
New identity
When gender-studies Professor Mary Robertson, Ph.D., surveys the changing reality of American society, she sees a backlash against the field…
Denver group inspires country to ‘Go Outside and Howl at 8 p.m.’
Around the country, people are connecting in ways that reimagine how to be social while physically distancing to combat COVID-19. And thankfully, video calls aren’t the only…