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“While spending more time at home and not traveling as much this past year, many wealthy individuals have had time to reflect on their monetary privilege. They realized that they may not have been impacted as greatly as others. This creates internal conflicts, exposes the natural separation of wealthy families, and induces jealousy. Younger generations of wealthy families often are especially confused by the number of opportunities available to them and a high level of family pressure. They struggle with how best to form their own identity and achieve success, ” Dr. Ramsey said. “In addition, family office profits are at an all-time high at a time when the world is going to hell in a hand basket so few have empathy for affluent individuals who are suffering from depression or other challenges.”
“The fact that multi-generational families have been forced to shelter at home and co-exist this past year with curtailed freedom has made us more cognizant of the fact that we actually don’t want things to go back to the way they were before. There’s a lot of trepidation. People feel vulnerable, anxious and isolated. Many are hesitant to share these feelings due to the judgement that is inflicted and a lack of empathy on the part of others. Managing image and optics in an era of social media is especially challenging,” Dr. Ramsey said.
The good news is that the stigma attached to mental health is continuing to fade and wealthy families are increasingly investing in mental health. Yet while there are great exercises for our abs and glutes, there’s not enough focus on mental fitness and nutrition in spite of the fact that food choices have a huge impact on brain health. Indeed, brain health requires much more than just red wine and Sudoku, says Dr. Ramsey.
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Drew Ramsey, MD @DrewRamseyMD is a psychiatrist, author, and farmer. His work focuses on clinical excellence,
nutritional interventions and creative media. He is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and in active telemedicine clinical practice based in New York City.
His work has been featured by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lancet Psychiatry, The Today Show, BBC, and NPR and he has given three TEDx talks. He is the co-author of the Antidepressant Food Scale and his e-courses on Nutritional Psychiatry education for the public and clinicians. His books Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety (Harperwave 2021), Eat Complete, 50 Shades of Kale, and The Happiness Diet explore the connections between mental health and nutrition. He is on the Advisory Board at Men’s Health, the Editorial Board at Medscape Psychiatry, and is a member of the Well+Good Wellness Council.
He splits his time between New York City and Crawford County, Indiana where he lives with his wife and children on their organic farm and forest.
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