Holiday Wishlist
Somehow it’s gift giving season, and I’m already behind schedule! As I look through my list of loved ones, I can’t help but squirm a bit. What am I supposed to get people this year? Buying gifts for friends with medical conditions can add another layer of complication. As a patient myself, I often explicitly […]
How to Safely Celebrate the Holidays
With the uncertainty and isolation of living in a pandemic, celebrating with loved ones may feel more important than ever for the upcoming holidays. We crave connection, comfort, and tradition, a sense of returning to normalcy. The reality is, however, that family gatherings are one of the leading causes of COVID-19 outbreaks. How we fulfill […]
Introducing: Limited Edition Mighty Well Masks
Here at Mighty Well, we have been filled with gratitude for the response our Mighty Well Masks have received! As a company designed by patients, for patients, it was our dream even before COVID-19 to create facemasks. With any product we create, we strive not only for medical function, but also comfort and style. The […]
Superheroes Wear Masks
My niece and nephew turned four this August. I always struggle to think of gift ideas, especially for kids who grow out of everything so quickly. This year, I wanted something that would help them cope with the world that COVID-19 had turned upside down on them. They’d been practicing wearing masks at home, preparing […]
5 Ways to Get the Most From Your Brain
It’s back to school and, as some regions open up their economies, more people are returning to work full time. Our brains are being expected to get back into the swing of things. Yet for many, our brains remain reluctant to focus for long stretches of time. The effects of stress, disrupted routines, and simply […]
5 tips to keeping your family’s mask experience smooth
For parents and caregivers, we know how complicated it can be to add masks into an already chaotic daily routine. Yet we also believe in the power of masks to keep our communities safe! To help things go smoothly in this new normal, we’ve put together some tips to keep things frictionless: 1. make masks […]
Small But Mighty Well: introducing KIDS masks!
With schools starting this fall and businesses beginning to open up more, new outbreaks of COVID-19 have popped up around the country. Families are becoming more aware of the risks for children, as data begins to show that they can carry more coronavirus than we knew. Yet the prospect of letting our kiddos back out […]
Back to School
Somehow, it’s already September. Back-to-school ads have begun in earnest, but with less a laser-focused message; sure, it’s time to get supplies if you’re returning to the classroom, but don’t forget distance learning and homeschools too! So whatever school situation you and your loved ones find yourselves in this fall, Breathe. What you’re feeling is […]
12 Ways to Help Employees Return to Work Safely
From March to June, many Americans sheltered in place to protect themselves and help slow the spread of coronavirus. Now, following months of quarantine, many employees are returning to work or preparing to return to work. Unfortunately, with COVID-19 resurging in many parts of the country, many are not all that happy about it. A […]
Guide on When, Where, and How To Wear a Face Mask
Perhaps the country began reopening too soon, or maybe people simply didn’t pay enough attention to the safety guidelines—or even believe them. Whatever the reason, COVID-19 cases are once again surging across the United States, and the virus continues to threaten the health and lives of people in other parts of the world as well. […]
Five tips for safely celebrating milestones in a pandemic
While it can seem that COVID-19 has stopped life in its tracks, the beautiful truth is that life has continued to move forward. Students are still graduating, babies are still being born, people are still falling in love. Celebrating these milestones is so important for helping loved ones feel valued and for maintaining some normalcy! […]
Mighty Well Mask Do’s and Don’ts (and Why’s)
The CDC recommends wearing droplet masks when you are around other people. Droplet masks work by keeping your droplets (germ-carrying moisture from your breath) away from other people. While we don’t know much about this novel coronavirus, we do know that it can be transmitted by people who do not feel any symptoms, or who […]