3 Ways to Celebrate Black History All Year Long
As another Black History Month draws to a close, it’s easy to lose some of the focus and momentum we’ve created over the past few weeks. But just because the ...
5 Black History Month Books for Teens and Adults
Correct what you can; learn from what you can’t. Toni Morrison We believe that an emotionally well collective begins with a commitment to protecting and promoting the emotional wellness of ...
5 Black History Month Books for Kids
The world wouldn’t be complete without all our stories. Jacqueline Woodson We believe that an emotionally well collective begins with a commitment to protecting and promoting the emotional wellness of ...
5 Black Emotional Wellness Leaders to Follow
My anger can be a force for good. My anger can be creative and imaginative, seeing a better world that doesn’t yet exist. Austin Channing Brown We believe that an ...
Therapy 101: How to Prepare for Therapy
So, you know you want to begin therapy, but how do you actually prepare for therapy? You’ve thought about it, read about, maybe talked about it with someone you trust. ...
7 Emotional Wellness Lessons from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Some words are so powerful, they echo throughout the ages. Offering up new insights each time we revisit them. In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we’re highlighting ...
3 Adult Friendship Myths
It’s easy to be friends when everyone’s 18. It gets harder the older you get, as you make different life choices. Zadie Smith Think back to your earliest memories with ...
6 Qualities of Healthy Friendships
One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. Seneca What’s considered “healthy” can vary dramatically among cultures, families, and individuals. As always, ...
Habits & Goals, Healthy Boundaries, Holidays, Seasonal, Winter
10 Things to Let Go Of this Year
All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. Havelock Ellis As 2020 draws to a close, our thoughts naturally turn to the ...
10 Holiday Boundaries to Set this Season
Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others. Brené Brown Holiday boundaries. They’ve been on our minds– and in our ...
Emotional Wellness, Holidays, Seasonal, Winter
5 (More) Tips to Help You Prepare for the Holidays
As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, ...
Habits & Goals, Holidays, Seasonal, Winter
10 Acts of Kindness to Try this Season
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop No doubt, you’re knee-deep in lists by now. Grocery lists. Gift lists. Address lists. (You might’ve even started ...
Emotional Wellness Gift Guide (2020)
It is health that is the real wealth, and not pieces of gold and silver. Mahatma Gandhi Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we’re inundated this time of year with ...
Roundup: Our Top Gratitude Posts
‘Enough’ is a feast. Buddhist proverb Giving thanks. It might feel like second nature… or totally beyond reach. A daily joy… or a yearly obligation. Whatever your feelings about this ...
Emotional Wellness, Medication
Meet the Med Providers: Ulas M. Camsari, MD
I’m always excited to be a learner in this mysterious journey. Ulas M. Camsari, MD Sonder’s growing! And, in the process, we’ve welcomed some exceptional new medication providers to our ...
5 Reasons to Choose Sonder Psychiatry
Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it, and watch the whole transform. Rene Descartes Even on a good day, navigating the healthcare ...
Meet the Med Providers: Mallory Feeney
Emotional wellness means putting yourself first and taking care of your own needs so you can care for and support the other positive energies around you. Mallory Feeney Sonder’s growing! ...
Meet the Med Providers: Rachel Henry, RN
We work with people who are sometimes at their most vulnerable. To be able to be a part of that time in their life is pretty incredible and a privilege I ...
Meet the Med Providers: David Brandsrud, APRN, CNP, PMHNP
What drives me is that bond, that trust. David Brandsrud, APRN, CNP, PMHNP Sonder’s growing! And, in the process, we’ve welcomed some exceptional new medication providers to our team. To ...
Meet the Med Providers: Patti Brown, APRN, CNS
I want people to leave their appointment feeling hopeful. Patti Brown, APRN, CNS Sonder’s growing! And, in the process, we’ve welcomed some exceptional new medication providers to our team. To ...
Roundup: Medication Management
Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. Hippocrates Medication. Some people prefer not to incorporate it into their care plan. (And that’s just ...
Modern Mindfulness: 8 Ways to Find Calm in the Chaos
Two years ago, we highlighted the value of switching off and stepping away from our devices in the name of emotional wellness. Inspired by the National Day of Unplugging movement, it ...
Back to School, Fall, Parenting, Seasonal
Back to School Anxiety: 6 Strategies for Parents
Your job isn’t to make things perfect… we are not here to protect them from reality but to support them as they actually face it. Mary Anne Ware Maybe it’s ...
Seasonal Affective Disorder: 5 Signs That May Surprise You
Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves! Humbert Wolfe The temperatures are dropping. Summer suddenly ...
Depression, Fall, Seasonal, Winter
Seasonal Depression? Borrow These Tips from Summer
It’s that time again… The days are growing cooler. The leaves are falling. The pumpkin-spice-everything is all around. But you just feel blah. While many of us recognize the mild ...
10 Podcasts to Boost Your Emotional Wellness
I think science has lots of reasons for hope in the sense that, we know the stuff that we can do to be happier. It’s really just a matter of ...
Emotional Wellness, Habits & Goals
3 Easy Ways to Practice Generosity
Give thought to giving. Give small things, carefully, and observe the mental processes going along with the act of releasing the little thing you liked. Huston Smith Generosity. It’s one ...
Current Events, Emotional Wellness, Habits & Goals
Doomscrolling: 3 Tips to Curbing the Habit
I’ll be ready for it to happen and that way it won’t happen. Tina Fey It’s there in the dark as you squint into the blue light of your screen. ...
Perinatal and Postpartum Anxiety: What to Watch For
Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary — it’s an act of infinite optimism. Gilda Radner Motherhood. It’s hard ...
School Stress? 5 Magic Phrases for Parents
The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. B.B. King As the countdown to a new school year continues, many of us are ...
4 Mindset Shifts to Make ASAP
Emotional Wellness, Seasonal, Summer
3 (More) Emotional Wellness Myths
Some of the cuts are so small they’re barely visible. Others are huge and gaping, leaving scars that never heal. Either way, they accumulate. We carry them everywhere, to and ...
Compassionate Boundary-Setting
Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they say yes, they mean it. They’re compassionate because their boundaries keep them out ...
Emotional Wellness, Seasonal, Summer
5 Ways Anyone Can Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride
We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity. George Takei In the ...
Holidays, Parenting, Relationships, Summer
Father or Not, This is Our Wish for You
This weekend marks the annual celebration of Father’s Day. For some of us, this offers a welcome opportunity to experience joy amid the grief we’ve been processing. For others, the public ...
5 Black-Owned Wellness Businesses to Support
As we come together to rebuild our Cities from the inside out, many of us are looking for meaningful opportunities to support our Black community members. And while anti-racism is ...
Passing the Mic: 5 Emotional Wellness Leaders of Color
Health is a state of body. Wellness is a state of being. J. Stanford Grief is washing over our Cities, our country, and our world. With heavy hearts, we’re confronting ...
2 Questions to Ask Yourself as You Find Your “New Normal”
ask yourself All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. Havelock Ellis What if your life suddenly came to a fork in ...
5 (Free) Physical Activity Resources for At-Home Movement
physical activity Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. Jim Rohn As some parts of our lives begin a gradual transition to normalcy whatever ...
Contentment: Turn What You Have Into Enough
No one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace… we have to give it away. Kristin Armstrong As we enter another week of #StayHomeMN, you might notice an antsy sort of ...
5 (Free) Arts Resources to Nurture Your Emotional Wellness from Home
resources Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. Twyla Tharp How’s it going over there? Feeling the Zoom fatigue? Craving some creative stimulation outside the walls ...
3 Steps to Managing Conflict
managing conflict Conflict is an opportunity to learn to love our partner better over time. Julie Gottman You’re in closer quarters than you’ve ever been before. Under pressures you’ve never ...
Anxiety in Disguise: 5 Signs that Might Surprise You
anxiety in disguise I was… mostly blorft. “Blorft” is an adjective I just made up that means ‘Completely overwhelmed but proceeding as if everything is fine…’ Tina Fey Chances are, ...
Who Can Benefit from Teletherapy?
benefit from teletherapy Connection: The energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgement; and when they derive sustenance ...
Parenting Under Stress: 5 Reminders to Help You Through
parenting under stress When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always ...
New to Teletherapy? 5 Tips to Make the Most of It
teletherapy The most important factor in survival is neither intelligence nor strength but adaptability. Charles Darwin Amid the widespread call for increased social distancing, many providers are moving their services ...
Coping with Coronavirus Stress: 5 Emotional Wellness Tips
coronavirus Stress comes from within; it is your reaction to circumstances, not the circumstances themselves. Brian Tracy Between the virus itself and the unique challenges and difficult decisions it presents, ...
Want to Improve Your Sleep? 10 Factors to Consider
improve your sleep For the body, first—sleep, and enough of it, is the prime necessity. Edward Everett Hale With Daylight Saving Time, Friday the 13th, and a full moon all ...
5 Ways Sleep Benefits Your Emotional Wellness
sleep benefits Sleep is the best meditation. Dalai Lama You might say sleep is kind of like… broccoli. We know it’s good for us. We’re just not sure exactly why. ...
5 Sleep Myths That Are Robbing You of Rest
sleep myth Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together. Thomas Dekker Sleep. It’s one area of wellness that simply isn’t given the respect it deserves. ...