6 Self-Care Tips for Holding Your Ground

By: Merritt Beh, MD Concierge Medicine, Internal Medicine

By: Branden J. Kowal, MD Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Kari Roden, PA-C Urgent Care at:
North Memorial Health Urgent Care - Maple Grove

By: Chad Macheel, APRN, CNP SurgeryTrauma at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Ben J. Dolan, MD Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Susan SE Pleasants, MD Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - Golden Valley

By: Jeff Vespa, MD Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Julie Kline, DNP-FNP Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oncology at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Keith A. Canter, DPM Podiatry at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - Camden
North Memorial Health Clinic - Elk River
North Memorial Health Clinic - New Hope

By: Laura J. Berg, MD, FAAEM, FACEP Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Jared Jones, MD Trauma at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital

By: Deepak Kademani, MD, DMD, FACS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Suzanne Walczak, MD Obstetrics/Gynecology at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Lisa Hoepner, PA-C Heart & Vascular at:
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Clinic – Blaine
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Clinic - Minnetonka
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Clinic - Maple Grove
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Center - Robbinsdale
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Tracy Hartmann, MD Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Ronda Bertsch, MPAS, PA-C Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic – Blaine

By: Todd R. Gengerke, MD Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Luke Hammer, PA-C Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - Elk River

By: Craig A. Matticks, MD, FACEP Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Natalya Lyadova, MD Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - Minnetonka

By: Maria C. Ryan, MD, CAQ Sports Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: David E. Johnston, PA-C Urgent Care at:
North Memorial Health Urgent Care - Maple Grove
North Memorial Health Clinic - Elk River

By: Sarah Storrs, MD SurgeryTrauma at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Kole Seiler, PA-C, MPAS Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - St. Anthony

By: David Goodman, MD Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - Camden
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Todd K. Love, MD Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - New Hope
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Gay Lentfer, PA-C Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - Maple Grove

By: Elizabeth Becker, APRN/AGNP-C Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Marc Richard Conterato, MD Emergency & Trauma, Pre-hospital Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Kerri Hammer, PA-C Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - Camden

By: Peter Jan Tanghe, MD Emergency & Trauma, Pre-hospital Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Michael Bond, MD Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Anne E. Horgan, LICSW Mental Health at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Adrianne L. Bowen, MD, FACS Surgery at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Emily Ragaini, MD Trauma at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health Urgency Center - Blaine
North Memorial Health Urgency Center - Minnetonka
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Brett Carlson, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCCT Heart & Vascular at:
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Clinic – Blaine
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Clinic - Monticello
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Clinic - Buffalo
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Clinic - Minnetonka
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Clinic - Maple Grove
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Center - Robbinsdale

By: Rosalynn Torralba, MD Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - Brooklyn Park

By: Teresa K. McCartney, APRN, CNP Geriatrics

By: Shelby Rubin, PA-C Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Chad E. Roline, MD Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Matthew K. Kissner, MD, FACS Surgery at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Corey J. Stennes, MD, FACS Surgery at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Brian LaBine, MD Internal Medicine, Sports Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Internal Medicine – Maple Grove
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital

By: Ryan James Greiner, MD Hospital Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Randy Cousins, MD Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - Minnetonka

By: Peter Lindbloom, MPAS, PA-C, RDMS SurgeryTrauma at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Amy Scheller, PA-C Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - St. Anthony

By: Cameron K. Berg, MD, FACEP, FAAEM Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Joseph Farhat, MD, FACS Trauma at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Usha R. Kalava, MD Internal Medicine, Geriatrics at:
North Memorial Health Internal Medicine – Maple Grove

By: Rodney D. McFadden, MD Hospital Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital

By: Angelique Struyk, MD Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - St. Anthony

By: Wanda Andrews, PA-C Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - Elk River

By: Stephen L. Hollenbeck, MD Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - Plymouth

By: Jeffrey Elder, MD, FACEP Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Daniel Feely, MD Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - Golden Valley

By: Kathryn G. Flory, MD Obstetrics/Gynecology

By: Jaya Bhattarai, MD Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: G. Leighton Satterfield, MD Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Rahul Tamhane, MD, PhD Internal Medicine, Pediatrics at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Melissa Thorson, APRN, CNS Trauma at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Michaela McLain, APRN-CNP Surgery at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Rashmi Kumar, MD Hospital Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Kady Webb, PA-C Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Shanon Harper, DNP, AG-ACNP-BC SurgeryTrauma at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Matthew Rau, MD Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Kurt Andrew Hessen, MD, ABEM Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Christopher M. McCoy, MD Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Suzanne K. Canney Nguyen, PA-C Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Katie Vogt, MD Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Robert Deisz, MD Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Laura Hanvelt, PA-C Infectious Disease at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Shannon Hayes, MD Internal Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Ashley Fjeldheim, CNP SurgeryTrauma at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Susan Hunt-Lattin, MD, FACS Surgery at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Leslie Good Norton, MD Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - St. Anthony

By: Leslee J. Jaeger, MD Obstetrics/Gynecology

By: Charles Horowitz, MD Brain & NeurologyRehabilitation at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Arshi J. Muhammad, MD Mental Health - Inpatient at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Chloe Ferrar, PA-C Urgent Care at:
North Memorial Health Urgency Center - Blaine
North Memorial Health Urgency Center - Minnetonka

By: Deanna Diebold, MD Pulmonary, Critical Care at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Joseph Burkett, MD Emergency Medicine at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Brandi Witt, MD Heart & Vascular at:
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Clinic – Blaine
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Clinic - Maple Grove
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Center - Robbinsdale

By: Ahsan Bhatti, MD Gastroenterology / Digestive Health at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Muhammad Asad Khan Suri, MD Mental Health - Inpatient at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Greg Beilman, MD General Surgery at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: George Landis, MD Plastic Surgery at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Gregory Mesna, MD Plastic Surgery at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Matthew Palmer, DO Obstetrics/Gynecology at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Chad Ramler, MD Internal Medicine, Pediatrics at:
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Jason Cornelius, MD Sleep Medicine, Neurology at:
North Memorial Health Sleep Center - Maple Grove

By: Sarah Lippert, MD, FACS General Surgery, Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery, Trauma at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Kamrun Jenabzadeh, MD, FACS SurgeryTrauma at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Jonathan Gipson, MD, FACS Trauma, Acute Care, General Surgery and Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Kourtney Kemp, MD, FACS Surgery at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Rachel M. Tay, MD, FACS SurgeryTrauma at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Jennifer Gray, PA-C Family Medicine at:
North Memorial Health Clinic - St. Anthony

By: Joseph Van Camp, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery at:
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Center - Robbinsdale
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

By: Todd Stanhope, MD OB/GYN Hospitalist at:
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital

July 10, 2020

While we all are doing our best to slow the spread of COVID-19, each day that passes brings with it additional worry, stress, and dread about what’s to come. As the crisis continues, we may notice that the pattern of these feelings may feel predictable and logical one day, and completely random the next, leaving us confused and maybe even blaming ourselves. And yet, it’s human to expect that our normal coping skills may be taxed during these unprecedented times.

Below are simple, yet effective tips for holding your ground when the world us around feels topsy-turvy. Like any skill, it’s best to practice these before you need them.

1. Release

Scan your body for tension and intentionally release. Stretch neck, shoulders, and face, release tension in hands and feet.

2. Breathe

How you are breathing right now reflects what you are thinking, feeling, sensing. When we are under intense stress, our bodies restrict our breathing in an attempt to minimize anticipated pain. You can counteract this by completely releasing your stomach muscles and taking a few long, slow, breaths.

3. Calming Image

Your dog’s face, a campfire, your favorite tree, a solitary place, a sacred space. These images anchor you in times of stress and overwhelm. Choose an image that is soothing and comforting, that reminds you of strength, resilience, and that transcends time. This is yours, it’s private and unique to you.

4. Put a Name to What You're Feeling

Research indicates that simply putting words to our emotional experience can help decrease its intensity. I’m feeling dread/overwhelm/fluttery inside/irritated/numb.

5. Calming Thought

I can handle this, this moment won’t last forever, I’m doing the best I can, We’re all in this together, Of course I’m feeling this way, I’ve felt this way before. These are examples of concise reminders of our own capacity to cope through difficult moments. Keep them close and use them.

6. Breathe, Part ll

When the world is spinning and you’ve forgotten all the above tips about how to hold ground, remember you have your breath. Come back to it again and again.

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