Highest recommendation on Netflix that I believe needs to be required viewing for everyone and everyone you know. It is a 90 minute documentary called "The Social Dilemma." It is about how the algorithms behind social media, Google, etc is creating addictions, more division with our neighbors, and tearing at the fabric of our society. It is enlightening and also terrifying. It is not a conspiracy theory but a documentary made by former executives from Facebook, Google, etc. about what they did in creating these platforms and algorithms and the unintended consequences.
“Each year, we see higher rates of depression associated with less exposure to sunlight; higher energy consumption across the country; higher traffic fatalities with more Americans driving in the dark; higher incidence of crime; and a steep decline in retail sales with fewer consumers willing to shop at night,” he writes. “Why would we change our clocks this November knowing it will only make the situation worse? Here’s a radical idea: Maybe we shouldn’t.”
https://time.com/5888112/daylight-savings-time-permanent/
TIME.COM
Daylight Saving Time Should Be Permanent
Rick Jass, President of Charis Counseling, shares some practical ways to help your children with anxiety during the uncertainty of the upcoming school year.
WSAW.COM
Handling a child’s anxieties during the pandemic
https://www.wsaw.com/2020/07/10/depression-classifications-knowing-the-severity-and-when-to-seek-help/
WSAW.COM
Depression classifications: Knowing the severity and when to seek help
FORBES.COM
Half Of Americans Suffering Mental Health Issues During Coronavirus, New Poll Shows
Rick Jass, President of Charis Counseling discusses the complications of the pandemic coupled with Seasonal Affective Disorder this winter.
https://www.wsaw.com/app/2020/10/02/covid-19-pandemic-could-worsen-seasonal-affective-disorder/
WSAW.COM
COVID-19 pandemic could worsen seasonal affective disorder
Rick Jass, President of Charis Counseling, discusses improving your mental health as a 2021 goal.
https://www.wsaw.com/2020/12/31/improving-your-mental-wellbeing-as-a-2021-resolution/
WSAW.COM
Improving your mental wellbeing as a 2021 resolution
Rick Jass, President of Charis Counseling, shares some of his thoughts on isolation and loneliness during the pandemic.
https://www.wsaw.com/app/2020/12/18/isolation-during-the-holidays-and-its-impact-to-our-mental-health/
WSAW.COM
Isolation during the holidays and it’s impact to our mental health
