Mental health is an integral component of our overall well-being and is as essential as physical health. According to the CDC, more than 1 in 5 US adults live with a mental illness, and over 1 in 5 Read More
5 Ways of Fighting Mental Health Stigma
I recently listened to a webinar about mental health stigma which covered all of the common signs associated with mental health stigma. Mental health stigma involves stereotyping or viewing someone in Read More
Why You Should Say ‘No’ More Often
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 up your favorite pillow, or the key gets Read More
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 Health Read More
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 stigma remains Read More
Your Mental Health Journey is Valid: Showing Yourself Compassion When Others Do Not
Some people require a certain representation of facts and experiences that fit the cookie-cutter narrative they have created about what mental health should look like and feel like. They look at you, Read More
Let Them See You Starting Today
Let Them See Me See me. Lately I have just been feeling so out of it. All I notice is that time keeps passing and I remain stuck. Because I'm Stuck Stuck. This has been the one word that has Read More
Pandemic Mental Health Trends in Children and Teenagers
CDC Findings on ER Visits At the end of 2020, the CDC shared findings on emergency room visits for children 18 years old and younger. It was the mental health visits that the CDC focused on in their Read More
10 Questions to Ask Yourself When Journaling
The start of every new year brims with so much promise and is an inspirational space of time where our sincerest hopes, deepest desires and an immortal motivation collide—and I think something Read More
Declutter for Your Mental Health
Decluttering is a frequent topic of conversation at the beginning of the year. We want to clear out the old, the broken and the worn-out in our homes. A decluttered environment can definitely have an Read More