DON'T EVER GIVE UP
On Mental Health Friday, we post, in alphabetical order, one per week, information on mental health disorders. Mental Health Friday is for informational purposes only, and is in no way meant to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please do not self diagnose and seek professional help for what ails you. (To stay […]
How to stay healthy and positive? By Sandra Lat A Siren Training Mental Health First Aid trainer –Ryan Ridgway shared his experience, thoughts, and some useful coping mechanisms. We are in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, which challenges our mental health and wellbeing. Mental health specialists are talking louder and louder, […]
Getting Past Self Imposed Limitations and Limiting Beliefs By Stephen Nalley One of the biggest obstacles that limit people from accomplishing their goals is their inability to push through adversity. For many people, this begins with Self-imposed limitations or Limiting Beliefs. The effects of both of these are very similar despite the […]
On Mental Health Friday, we post, in alphabetical order, one per week, information on mental health disorders. Mental Health Friday is for informational purposes only, and is in no way meant to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please do not self diagnose and seek professional help for what ails you. Today’s Topic: […]
Guided Visualization: Dealing with Stress Transcript Krystal Lewis: So today we’re going to talk a little bit about anxiety, stress, and the brain, and why this is important. So, we’ll talk about how stress affects the brain. We’ll talk a little bit about the brain, how stress affects the brain, and then […]
When parents turn children into weapons, everybody loses One form of domestic abuse involves a parent breaking their child’s connection with the other parent. Mikhail Seleznev/iStock/Getty Images Plus Jennifer Harman, Colorado State University Domestic abuse can involve one parent using a child as a weapon against the other parent, which harms the child in immense ways. […]
Need a Mood Boost? Here’s How Smiling Can Help! By Thomas Novak, Dds Have you been feeling in a funk recently? Whether it’s because you’re stressed at work, dealing with pandemic fatigue, or just not feeling your best for an unknown reason, the last thing you want to hear is some generic […]
On Mental Health Friday, we post, in alphabetical order, one per week, information on mental health disorders. Mental Health Friday is for informational purposes only, and is in no way meant to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please do not self diagnose and seek professional help for what ails you. Today’s Topic: […]
Savant Syndrome – A Gift or a Curse? “I have been given the gift of solving complex engineering problems, but to pay for the gift I’m socially crippled”- John Robinson (Mechanical Engineer Savant). I present that quote because I believe it speaks for everyone that has Savant Syndrome or is associated in […]
The Big Problem of Burnout for Mental Health Professionals By Dr. Dawn Brown The COVID-19 pandemic brought many big challenges into our lives, from the obvious one of the threat to global health to the more peripheral problems that resulted. Living through 2020 and beyond has taken its toll, particularly in the […]