#15 | Caring for your Mental Health during COVID-19 with Dr. Erica Kierce

Auburn University School of Nursing is committed to bringing you accurate, timely information surrounding COVID-19.  This is our second episode addressing the pandemic.  We interviewed Dr. Erica Kierce, an Auburn University School of Nursing faculty member and a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.  She gives us many helpful tips on how to maintain our mental health during COVID-19.  This interview was a gift to us during this stressful time.  This episode is worthy of your attention!  If you’d like more resources, please see the list Dr. Kierce generously provided below this description. 

Apps:

Headspace, ACT Companion: Happiness Trap, Insight Timer, CALM, PTSD Coach, Breathe2Relax

Online therapy:

Free & Low Fee Online Therapy Sessions for those on the front line of Covid-19 in the USA

https://www.coronavirusonlinetherapy.com/fbclid=IwAR1mZ2ces63OvZ9CA9YZdWeH0Ixv8QuKipPVzHRBxm__sQP7agn1ErIgL9Q

Podcasts:

Your Anxiety Toolkit with Kimberly Quinlan

The Anxiety Coaches Podcast

Educational Resources:

American Psychological Association

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/covid/COVID19ManagingStressHCW032020.pdf

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

https://istss.org/public-resources/covid-19-resources?fbclid=IwAR1jgvfire7qDNCPfLhGmpBunZlNcUC1Clei1nCA2b2ww85Q-epc_c0u8X4

Books:

Bulletproof Spirit by Dan Willis

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine

The Anxiety Toolkit by Alice Boyes

Face COVID Ebook