Monthly Archives: January 2021

01 14, 2021

Learn practical steps to manage your stress

By |2021-01-14T06:00:13-05:00January 14, 2021|

Everyone feels stressed at times, but sometimes stress can become overwhelming.

If stress is disrupting your health and happiness, take the first step in controlling it by learning practical stress management techniques from certified health and wellness coach Lydia Skiljan.

She offers breathing, mindfulness, meditation, and self-care practices that you can do to reduce your stress and control how you react to it. (Here’s a handout for one of her breathing exercises.) During her talk, she’ll guide you through meditation and recommend other helpful resources.

Skiljan is a health professional with more than 25 years of experience. She even prepared a reading list of people who are interested in researching the topic more. They include:

01 9, 2021

All Booked Up With Cailey & Meg: Resolution Reads

By |2021-01-09T12:00:58-05:00January 9, 2021|

We’re back for 2021! And, in the spirit of the new year, Meg and Cailey share four books that might help with your New Year’s Resolution, including:

  1. Beating the Lunch Box Blues by J.M. Hirsch
  2. Joy at Work: Organizing your Professional Life by Marie Kondo & Scott Sonenshien
  3. Sleep: Harness the Power of Sleep for Optimal Health & Wellbeing by Petra Hawker
  4. Money Hacks by Lisa Rowan

Most of the books they discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using OverDrive or Libby. All you need is your Mentor Public Library card. By the way, here are some other ways your library card can help you keep your New Year’s Resolution.

01 3, 2021

Revisit (safely) the influenza pandemic of 1918

By |2021-01-03T06:00:41-05:00January 3, 2021|

Revisit (safely) one of the most fatal pandemics in human history. Discover why the illness was so deadly, where it might have originated – not Spain, despite being called the Spanish flu – why doctors still study it today, and how it may have indirectly led to World War II.

Ms. Hoffman from our Mentor-on-the-Lake Branch also shares stories from the pandemic’s victims, including one with a family connection.

Visit our YouTube channel for more full programs on US history.

 

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