I struggle with saying “no.” I can be having the worst day—you know the kind where your coffee spills, or there’s a pileup on the interstate, or your dog tears…
Category: Mental Health
General information on mental health.
Increasing Awareness About Mental Health Among Minorities
The US has observed National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month every July since 2008. To be more specific, the official name of the month is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental…
The Importance of Educating Family Members about Mental Health
While the stigma surrounding mental health and mental illness has decreased in recent years, it still exists in our society and influences the way people think about mental health. This…
What Childhood Suicide Is Telling Us: We Cannot Underestimate Children
Photo by Trym Nilsen on Unsplash Two Childhood Stories The New York Times recently covered a story about 11-year-old Marie. The young daughter of a nurse called a suicide prevention…
Reparenting Your Inner Child: Ways to Encourage Therapeutic Dialogue
We never fully grow up. At least not in the way we’d like to believe. Within us, there is an eternal child that always has something to feel or say.…
Stay Strong Even As the War Rages On
Tired But Strong I am tired—tired of fighting an invisible war that is not so invisible anymore, tired of being treated like an outcast because I am different. The War…
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Bringing Awareness to PTSD
What is PTSD? Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is when trauma stays in the body long after a traumatic event has occurred. An example is when a pedestrian is struck by a…
How People with ADHD Can Adjust After COVID-19
With the COVID-19 vaccines rolling out fast, the entire world has been slowly trying to reopen. However, there are many people who may have a difficult time readjusting after COVID-19.…
A Thank You from Me to You
Dear reader, thank you. We all have rough days in this life. It is in these rough patches of life when we need to be reminded of our worth because…
Observing International Day of Yoga for Our Mental Health
Our Day of Yoga Monday, June 21, 2021, marks the seventh annual International Day of Yoga. Proposed by India, this day was given its name by the United Nations in…