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Loneliness is not just rising, it has been declared a public health crisis—but it’s tough to know where to turn to get the help you need. Whether you’re experiencing signs of burnout, looking for ways to manage isolation or simply aiming to improve communication as you navigate conversations about mental health, we’ve got you covered with expert advice and tactical strategies that will leave you feeling better supported (and empowered).
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PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2, 2025
– Niro Feliciano,
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I was six years old, sitting cross-legged on the carpet outside my mother’s bedroom, watching her and her friends gather around the television like it was delivering breaking news. The door was half open. The volume was low but urgent. Someone was fanning herself with a magazine. Another woman laughed too loudly. On the screen, a woman was talking about menopause in the careful, coded language of daytime TV. I didn’t understand the words, but I understood that something was happening to their bodies, and it mattered.
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I was six years old, sitting cross-legged on the carpet outside my mother’s bedroom, watching her and her friends gather around the television like it was delivering breaking news. The door was half open. The volume was low but urgent. Someone was fanning herself with a magazine. Another woman laughed too loudly. On the screen, a woman was talking about menopause in the careful, coded language of daytime TV. I didn’t understand the words, but I understood that something was happening to their bodies, and it mattered.
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I was six years old, sitting cross-legged on the carpet outside my mother’s bedroom, watching her and her friends gather around the television like it was delivering breaking news. The door was half open. The volume was low but urgent. Someone was fanning herself with a magazine. Another woman laughed too loudly. On the screen, a woman was talking about menopause in the careful, coded language of daytime TV. I didn’t understand the words, but I understood that something was happening to their bodies, and it mattered.
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Stress-Proof Your Relationships
If you are struggling with a clinical depression and you are thinking about sharing it with the people you work with, I’d first have you consider, ‘What would be the benefits of sharing it? Do you need extra support? Has your performance changed in some way?’ Because, at the end of the day, sharing your diagnosis is completely up to you.
Balance at Work
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For the last 15 years, when I’m looking at a patient who has depression or anxiety, one of the things I recommend is a media and phone detox. If you can do it consistently for 72 hours, I can almost guarantee you’re going to feel more peaceful, more content and certainly more present in your life.
Protect Your Peace
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What we want to make sure we don’t do is what is called ‘bright-siding.’ Taking them to the bright side of the situation. Making them aware of the positive. Because what happens is they feel like you don’t understand them in the moment.
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– Niro Feliciano,
Psychotherapist & Author
@niro_feliciano
– Niro Feliciano,
Psychotherapist & Author
@niro_feliciano
Loneliness is not just rising, it has been declared a public health crisis—but it’s tough to know where to turn to get the help you need. Whether you’re experiencing signs of burnout, looking for ways to manage isolation or simply aiming to improve communication as you navigate conversations about mental health, we’ve got you covered with expert advice and tactical strategies that will leave you feeling better supported (and empowered).
Getty/Paula Boudes for PureWow
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What we want to make sure we don’t do is what is called ‘bright-siding.’ Taking them to the bright side of the situation. Making them aware of the positive. Because what happens is they feel like you don’t understand them in the moment.
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Stress-Proof Your Relationships
– Niro Feliciano,
Psychotherapist & Author
@niro_feliciano
What we want to make sure we don’t do is what is called ‘bright-siding.’ Taking them to the bright side of the situation. Making them aware of the positive. Because what happens is they feel like you don’t understand them in the moment.
"
Stress-Proof Your Relationships
– Niro Feliciano,
Psychotherapist & Author
@niro_feliciano
