It is making a spreadsheet of your debt and enforcing a morning routine and cooking yourself healthy meals and no longer just running from your
Tag: mental-health
Mental Health Wellness Guide For Your Child – by Alison Briggs
If you are concerned about the well-being of your child, it can be useful to have a quick reference to check for possible warning symptoms.
Using Probiotics to Boost Your Mental Health: Myth or Reality?
The connection between our brain and our gut has already been proven. But you surely knew about it long before scientists decided to look into
This Image has really got me this morning…
“A man wanting to jump off a bridge.. stopped by strangers who held him until help arrived to get him down safely. Look at that
How Physical Illness Affects Mental Health – by Marie Miguel
People who are ill need so much compassion. It isn’t just that they’re dealing with the pain and discomfort of difficult diseases or medical conditions.
How to Protect Your Mental Health as an Athlete – by Marie Miguel
From childhood to college graduation and on into adulthood, athletics can play an important role in your life. It gives you great opportunities to improve
6 Simple Things to Do for Your Loved One When They Are Struggling – by Lucy Martial
Watching a loved one struggle has to be the worst feeling in the world. You want so badly to take away their pain, but you
Samaritans and Self-Determination ~ by The Secret Samaritan
This blog was supposed to be a habitat for my thoughts as a Samaritan. A berth for me to sometimes share the message of the Samaritans,
7 Things My Friend Did Which Helped to Stop Me Killing Myself ~ by Damien Patrick
The last 12-months have been tough. Really tough. It’s been the hardest year of my life. In sharing my truth here, I feel that
10-Days After My Friend Committed Suicide…
One of my best friends killed himself at the beginning of this year. For the first few weeks after it happened I was in that
The Expertise Of Self-Defeat And How To Overcome A Toxic Mindset ~ by Valentina Andrianopoulos
“All forms of self-defeating behaviour are unseen and unconscious, which is why their existence is denied.” -Vernon Howard At 16 he whispers, “You’re beautiful.”
Advice for Caregivers: How to Know if Your Senior Loved One is Depressed – By Jim Vogel
Depression is an illness affecting the body, mood, thoughts, sleep, and more. While we may think that it is normal for seniors to feel the
The Production of Monsters – by Francesca Milliken
In 1977, my grandparents took me and my sisters to the top of the Empire State Building. I can remember being annoyed by all the
DON’T Fear or Judge the Stranger on the Bus
I saw the most incredible display of humanity on the sky train. A six foot five man suffering from drug abuse and\or mental health issues
Miles and Miles of No-Man’s Land – By Libba Bray
This is the hardest blog I’ve ever attempted to write. For the better part of eight months, I have been struggling under the thumb of
One Artist is Raising Mental Health Awareness by Drawing Medical Conditions as Monsters
A UK-based illustrator is creating a series of drawings that aim to raise mental health awareness by depicting different disorders and conditions as monsters. Toby
Sweet Husband Writes Loving Note on the Mirror For Wife Battling Mental Illness
“I’ve been juggling a LOT lately. Trying to do well at work. Just got married. Couldn’t afford a wedding. Family is sparse. Falling out with
A Very Brief Guide to Self Care
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Officer Talks Suicidal Man Out of Jumping off of Bridge
Officer Dan Hicks in North Carolina extended a hand of compassion to a man in apparent distress on Wednesday evening. The part where they hug…
9 Beautiful Semicolon Tattoos Shared to Destigmatize Mental Health Challenges – By Laura Willard
If you’ve been online this week, you’ve probably seen something about the semicolon tattoo. But in case you haven’t, here’s the short version: It’s a
I Want to Show What Depression Looks Like So No One Else Suffers in Silence – by Faris Khalifa
I’m often asked about how I feel since I came out about my mental illness to the world and the answer is always the same:
Don’t Jump *
Walking home after a bad week, (I) saw this on an overpass I used to regularly contemplate jumping over. Decarie Blvd, on the South railing
Hand in Hand For Healing! – by Erika Kind
There are many of our lovely friends dealing with health issues or mental problems, or are in the midst of working themselves through the wounds
Kind Strangers Saved Me When I Tried to Kill Myself – by DrizztDo
I was in a really tough spot a couple of years ago. I was 24, homeless, and extremely depressed. I had recently stopped shooting Heroin
Get Positive: Sorting Your Junk – by Ronovan Writes
People comment often wondering how I stay positive, how I keep doing all I do in the face of what I live with. How can
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