Embrace a mindful and improved lifestyle with YogaLove’s all-natural and cruelty-free PURE essential oils, body oils, candles, and more.

Healing and wellness is everybody’s secret goal in life

Essential oils and natural scents have been bridging traditional methods with modern-day formulations, gaining mainstream popularity for years. YogaLove, a brand that focuses on natural products for stress-free living, now bridges those formulations for better overall well-being and promotes a happier and healthier life.

Founder Monique Gonzalez is an entrepreneur and health and wellness enthusiast who created YogaLove, which first gained popularity with its best-selling Cooling Cream in 2013. As they mark its 10th anniversary, the brand continues to seek out new ways to promote its mission. They prioritize mindfulness and being present, recognizing that everyone needs something pure and nurturing in their daily lives to be able to live a balanced and stress-free life.

YogaLove’s new product line, PURE, is all about embracing a healthy and happy lifestyle by triggering the body’s relaxation responses through the art of aromatherapy. All products are mindfully made with high-quality, therapeutic, and proprietary essential oil blends derived from all-natural resources — guaranteed to be safe and suitable for all skin types, as well as being cruelty-free. PURE is produced in small batches to preserve quality, potency, and authenticity. And without any harmful chemicals or shortcuts, they are only made with YogaLove’s 100% pure love. It even goes in the form of roll-ons, essential oils, daily body oil, face oil, and aromatherapy candles!

So, here are some ways you can feel and enjoy YogaLove’s #aPUREkindalove:

Take time for tranquility

RELAX, take time for tranquility. Calm your mind and body with Yogalove’s relaxing blend of French lavender, bergamot and cedarwood after a bath, or even just before bed. These blends will help you get better sleep and even sleep longer than usual. Winding down with YogaLove’s Relax blend helps you release the worries and stress that you may have faced for the day.

Your next-level line of defense

Feeling under the weather? Level up your defense with YogaLove’s IMMUNITY blend which is made with YogaLove’s pure tea tree, rosemary and eucalyptus scents. This blend will definitely do the trick in providing you with an extra layer of protection from bacteria and possible mild sinus concerns.

Lifting your mood and boosting yourself up is vital and essential

Lift your mood with the scents of lemon, sweet orange, and grapefruit from YogaLove’s ENERGY. Not only do these scents provide a refreshing aroma, but they can also improve your mood and help you maintain a positive outlook.

Indeed, it is just perfect to use any time of the day, especially if you need to perk up your day!

Heal, Soothe, Grow

When you’ve had a long day, you do need to recover. YogaLove’s RELIEF + RECOVERY blend is made with peppermint, ginger, and cajeput that helps to relieve muscular stress, tension, and migraine while helping you drift off into serenity.

Did you know that PURE can be an everyday routine too? 

Adding YogaLove products into your daily routine is easy and can create a peaceful and calming environment that promotes relaxation and improves your overall well-being.

Start your day by using the YogaLove PURE Daily Body Oil, made with Jojoba and Coconut Oil, to help invigorate and soothe your body after you shower. Its feather-light, dry touch and ultra-hydrating formula will keep your skin nourished and moisturized all day. When you need a quick pick-me-up, simply apply a few drops of your preferred PURE roll-on essential oil to your pulse points or use the PURE essential oil with your YogaLove diffuser to create a serene ambiance in your home or office. And before bedtime, simply light a PURE aromatherapy candle to help you unwind and get a good night’s sleep.

YogaLove’s products offer a daily reminder to take care of oneself, one day at a time. Confidence, regenerative moment, and daily defense are all powerful habit transformations we’re sure you’ll keep. So, why not experience and indulge in #aPUREkindalove today?

Embrace a healthier, “well-thier” life and order yours now via https://shopyogalove.com/ for your everyday wellness. Don’t forget to like and follow YogaLove on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok!

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Physicians need support now more than ever, and there may be no one better positioned to provide that support than our psychiatrist colleagues. That was the thought process of Mona Masood, DO, when she envisioned the Physician Support Line, “a national peer-to-peer service provided by volunteer psychiatrists who are unapologetically supporting their physician and medical student colleagues (in) the many intersections of their personal and professional lives.”

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The Physician Support Line was spurred by the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when Masood realized that her colleagues were struggling with emotional trauma caused by the public health emergency. “I found myself discussing with colleagues more than just the virus, but perhaps for the first time how we were coping as physicians and as human beings,” Masood says. “Physicians were really overwhelmed, and I think we finally gave ourselves permission to
speak about our struggle.”

Masood noticed that although physicians were beginning to share their concerns on social media, much of the early discussion was framed in an indirect way. “I would see posts like, ‘Does anybody have a good lawyer to write a will?’ ” she says. “You can read between the lines. They are saying that they’re worried about their mortality … and what that would look like.”

Masood and her colleagues grew alarmed at the tone of these posts. “The Physician Support Line started from a mindset of ‘If not me, then who?’ We knew that we had to address this before it took us over,” she says. Masood called on her psychiatrist colleagues, who responded enthusiastically. “Their response was incredible, and it just speaks to the generosity of spirit and sincerity of our colleagues.”

Physician Support Line

Launched in 2020, the Physician Support Line is available to medical students, residents/fellows, attending physicians and retired physicians. The current hours are weekdays from 8 a.m. to midnight, and the service is free and completely confidential. “We don’t report to anyone, which is a big fear that (we) all have regarding licensing,” Masood says.

The purpose of the Physician Support Line is not a doctor-patient relationship but rather peer-to-peer support. “These volunteers have shared the same experience of physician training and navigating the health care system,” Masood says, noting that physicians can call to talk about any issue, not just those related to practicing medicine.

“We have talked with callers about anything from being burned out to our frustrations with the health care system, including (the) moral injury of who we thought we were going to be as physicians and who we turned out to be and how that feels like some moral reckoning,” she says. “We talk about family and we talk about marriages. We talk about loneliness, sleep, isolation and anything under the sun. It doesn’t have to be a crisis to call; it really is more important that you’re giving yourself permission to center your own story and center your own wellness. And I think that is something that is so needed.”

The line is staffed exclusively by board-certified, licensed psychiatrists who are trained to respond to the needs of physician callers. “The purpose of (the) line is up to the person who calls in,” Masood says. “The person may be saying, ‘I just need to vent this out, because there’s nobody in my life (who) understands what I’m going through.’ ”

Although some calls start as venting, Masood notes that physicians may begin to realize the benefits of therapy after talking with psychiatrist volunteers. “By the end of the call, they may be saying, ‘Wow, this was so eye-opening to me on the benefits of working through something, and I didn’t even know or wasn’t even aware of what I was going through.’ ”

If the physician is interested in exploring further therapy, volunteers provide resources for continuity of care. “We ourselves cannot offer continuity on the line because it is anonymous both ways,” Masood says. “But we can suggest referrals for either therapy or for psychiatric care.” Alternatively, psychiatrists may provide articles or self-help resources.

Pink flags and when
to seek help

Who should call the Physician Support Line? According to Masood, physicians should watch for the pink flags rather than waiting for a red flag or crisis. “I think we put up this big banner like, ‘Oh, it’s a call for help.’ We call it something that feels so drastic, but it’s not,” Masood says. “Often it’s just unburdening yourself and sharing with someone else. ‘Are you seeing what I’m seeing? Or am I overthinking?’ ”

Masood advises physicians to consider themselves the way they could consider any patient. “We can’t treat ourselves. We need someone to be more objective, to take it off (our) shoulders. Let someone else look at it and say, ‘This doesn’t sound so good.’ ”

Masood says that physicians should consider reaching out if they find themselves experiencing anhedonia or social withdrawal. “Reach out when you’re starting to see that things you enjoy are not as enjoyable,” she says.

But Masood also says that physicians should call if they just want to talk or check in. In fact, most of the calls Masood and her colleagues receive are exactly those kinds of calls. “We do get a few calls from (physicians) who are very overwhelmed, but the majority of the calls are, ‘I just want to talk about something with somebody who gets it.’ ” Masood thinks of it as a curbside consultation. “There’s nothing at stake; there’s honestly no risk. It’s either helpful or you are back where you started before you called us.”

But for many physicians, Masood says the Physician Support Line has made a difference. “One of the things … that is so telling is that when physicians call, the initial thing they say is, ‘I’m so sorry for taking your time.’ And this goes to show how unused to and how uncomfortable we are with desiring support.” Masood wants physicians to know that they are worthy of help and not a burden. “When (physicians) say this to me, I explain, ‘This is literally called the Physician Support Line. The person picking up has volunteered to do this. So there is no need for apology.’ ”

Masood says that this common physician response is an example of one of many internalized ideas that physicians have of what it means to be a good physician.
“At the very least, what we can do is to be there as peers, as fellow physicians, reminding you that yes, you have worth. Yes, what you are doing is incredible, and you as a human being deserve to be well.” Masood says that calling the support line “doesn’t have to be one of those giant commitments that we talk ourselves out of. It has to start with seeing ourselves as worthy of support.”

The Physician Support Line is available at PhysicianSupportLine.com or 888-409-0141. Free, confidential and anonymous. No appointment necessary. Call for any issue, not just a crisis. We report to no one. Open Monday to Friday (except federal holidays)
8 a.m. to 12 a.m. EST.

Rebekah Bernard, M.D., is a family physician in Fort Myers, Florida, and the coauthor of “Physician Wellness: The Rock Star Doctor’s Guide.” You can find her interview with Physician Support Line founder Mona Masood, DO, at www.rebekahbernard.com/single-post/physician-support-line.

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NEW YORK, May 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crisis Text Line, a national nonprofit organization that provides free, 24/7, confidential mental health support, today announced the release of its 4th annual United in Empathy Report 2022, sharing invaluable insights on the state of mental health over the past year based on conversations with texters. Crisis Text Line has a unique insight into the current mental health crisis since the organization is able to track mental health issues and social stressors that weigh on its texters, as well as the coping tools and strategies that help them get through a crisis. 

Last year, people in crisis initiated more than 1.3 million conversations with Crisis Text Line, or nearly 40 million individual messages. In the 2022 report, for the first time, relationships (ie: with parents, friends, partners) became the top stressor in texter conversations as 1 in 3 texters discussed relationship stress or dysfunction. In addition, nearly 1 in 5 texters talked about suffering from the absence of human connection – feeling isolated or lonely. We also saw that as more kids went back to school in person, there was an increase in conversations surrounding bullying and relationship stress. Mentions of social stressors such as finances, opioids, and guns also increased.

“We all know that the after effects of the pandemic have been hard on everyone’s mental health, particularly Gen-Z. We are seeing that teens talked more about suicide, self harm, bullying, and eating disorders last year than older texters—the need for mental health support is more critical than ever,” said Dena Trujillo, CEO of Crisis Text Line. “We can’t achieve our mission to support people wherever they are without our volunteer Crisis Counselors. They are part of the mental health solution. Not only are our volunteers supporting texters in their moment of need but the skills they gain also help them support their family and friends as well as navigate their own mental health.”

Crisis Text Line also explored the coping strategies that helped texters navigate the crises in their lives. Our texters turned to a wide variety of tools such as listening to music, connecting with friends, arts & crafts, and seeking the help of mental health professionals; as well as playing video games, watching TV, listening to audiobooks, caring for pets, cooking, walking or volunteering. These results indicate that addressing the youth mental health crisis may start by empowering youth to turn to already-accessible tools and resources to cope and build inner strength.

Every day, Crisis Text Line is seeing strangers supporting strangers during their time of need and helping them find their strength. Individuals who are looking to make a difference in people’s lives are welcome to join Crisis Text Line’s network of volunteers.

Those seeking free, 24/7, confidential mental health support through Crisis Text Line can connect via text, web chat and WhatsApp in English and Spanish. To reach a live, trained volunteer Crisis Counselor, connect with us via web chat, text HELLO or 443-SUPPORT in WhatsApp or text HOLA to 741741 or 442-AYUDAME in WhatsApp for Spanish. 

The United in Empathy 2022 Report is available online at crisistextline.org/empathy.

About Crisis Text Line
Crisis Text Line is a nonprofit organization that provides free, 24/7, confidential high-quality text-based mental health support and crisis intervention in English and Spanish. Since its launch in 2013, Crisis Text Line has engaged in more than 8 million crisis conversations and trained over 59,000 volunteers to support people in their moments of need. Crisis Text Line is committed to creating an empathetic world where nobody feels alone. Individuals seeking confidential support can connect with us via text, web chat and WhatsApp. To be connected to a live, trained volunteer Crisis Counselor, text HELLO to 741741 or 443-SUPPORT in WhatsApp or text HOLA to 741741 or 442-AYUDAME in WhatsApp for Spanish or connect with us via web chat. Visit Crisis Text Line on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Additional information, including how to become a volunteer or how to support Crisis Text Line through donations or partnerships, is available at www.crisistextline.org. 

• Conversation Issues in 2022 by Age Group
• Common Coping Strategies in Crisis Text Line Conversations in 2022

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