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POPSUGAR - JULY 2020
6 Tips For Squashing Negative Self-Talk and Feeling More Confident in Your Own Skin
Dr. Kevin Gilliland discusses how to shift your focus to a more positive outlook.
SHAPE - JUNE 2020
Why You Might Be Feeling Socially Anxious Coming Out of Quarantine
"Too much worry can lead your brain to think that everything is dangerous, even when it's actually a safe place or a safe person," says clinical psychologist Kevin Gilliland, Psy.D., director of Innovation360, an outpatient group of counselors and therapists, in Dallas.
PEOPLE - JUNE 2020
Police Brutality, Coronavirus, Unemployment: How to Mentally Cope with the Crises of 2020
“More and more people struggle for different reasons. It’s the virus, then it’s unemployment and then the social injustice piece,” says Gilliland. “All three are major issues in our lives independently, and they’re all occurring at the same time.”
WOMEN’S HEALTH - JUNE 2020
15 Health Habits That Actually Optimize Your Immunity, According To Experts
“When I’m really stressed, I hyper-focus on today’s goals: what I need to get done today, and a few things I want to get done. Just today. I shared this with a physician I work with and he laughed and said, 'Win the day.' I love how he rephrased what I do, and that's my new mantra.”
SHAPE - JUNE 2020
Why You Might Be Experiencing Quarantine Fatigue—and How to Deal with It
"Think of your health like your phone: It has a limited amount of energy before it needs to recharge; humans are the same way," explains says Kevin Gilliland, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist in Dallas. (In this metaphor, daily connection and activities are the energy source, rather than time spent at home.) "You can only live without your typical routines and connections to other people for so long. You start to act like your phone does when it's in low-battery mode."
PEOPLE - JUNE 2020
There's a Shortage of Antidepressant Zoloft and Its Generic Version amid Coronavirus, FDA Says
Dr. Kevin Gilliland, a clinical psychologist and director of Innovation360, an outpatient resource center, and member of PEOPLE’s Health Squad, said that he’s seen an increased need for help from his longtime patients and from new sufferers.
“There are a lot more people that need counsel and guidance,” he told PEOPLE in May. “You’re having feelings of isolation and loneliness like you’ve never had before. Everybody’s psychological health has taken a hit.”
HUFFINGTON POST - MAY 2020
10 Sneaky Ways Your Coronavirus Anxiety Is Coming Out
If you haven’t had the same gusto each day that you usually do, you’re not alone. Gilliland noted that energy loss is “the most common and confusing side effect of this pandemic, especially for people that are typically active or frequent exercisers.
“Even if you’re not a ‘morning person,’ you’re definitely not a night person right now,” Gilliland said. “All this stress and worry starts to drain our battery in a hurry and by mid-afternoon, most people are on a slippery slope to the couch or bed.”
PEOPLE - MAY 2020
Coronavirus Has Been Devastating to Americans’ Mental Health — Here's What to Do
“There are a lot more people that need counsel and guidance,” he tells PEOPLE. “You’re having feelings of isolation and loneliness like you’ve never had before. Everybody’s psychological health has taken a hit.”
