For many of us, the unrest in Ukraine may be the first time we are seeing images and videos from a war across the world on our phone screens minutes after an explosion. We now have a front-row seat to war on top of remaining on edge from the pandemic, economic uncertainty, climate change, a global refugee crisis, polarized politics and other psychological tumult.
Steven Berkowitz, MD, professor of psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine discusses how to best cope with the political situation, on top of our other modern-day stressors.
Editor’s note: This interview was edited for clarity and brevity.