Depression

Exercise for Mental Health

ByMike McBride April 17, 2008June 16, 2019 Reading Time: 1 minute

Thanks to Psych Central for pointing out a British Journal of Sports Medicine study that shows as little as 20 minutes of physical activity can reduce the levels of anxiety and stress.

I know that I can tell by my stress level if it’s ben too long since I’ve been to the gym or gotten some other exercise. Spending some time working out is a great way to put a long stressful work day behind you, so this study really shows that I think many of us already know to some extent.

So, if you want a head start on dealing with anxiety and stress, go for a walk!

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Depression

Mental Health and the Media
ByMike McBride April 28, 2014January 11, 2021 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Over the weekend there were a number of media outlets that reported on a new study linking marriage and depression. Unfortunately, many of these so called reputable outlets, went with a sensationalist headline, that did not actually match up the results of the study in question. Case in point, The UK’s Daily Mail went with…

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Depression

Workers depression
ByMike McBride September 17, 2003October 10, 2016 Reading Time: 2 minutes

This is an interesting article for me. It states that just 2% of workers feel like their manager would be able to help them if they suffered from mental illness such as depression. Here’s the thing, I had two very different experiences when I first was diagnosed with sever depression. My first boss, once I…

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Personal News

How People Talking About It Helped Me
ByMike McBride March 5, 2019March 4, 2020 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Last week, my mother in law passed away. As a husband my first thought, and my first priority, was my wife, who had lost her mother. As a man who has lost a parent, but not my mother, I also knew this wasn’t a situation where I had any experience myself. Luckily, I do know…

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Quick Thoughts

Quick Thought #21 – Stark Differences in How I Talk To Myself
ByMike McBride March 1, 2024February 29, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

I failed to notice that the restaurant only offered pickup orders until we sat around, wondering why I hadn’t gotten any notification about our food being on the way. It had been sitting there, getting cold, waiting for us to pick it up for at least 20-25 minutes. We quickly hopped in the car to get it; all the while, I apologized over and over to my wife, berated myself internally for not noticing and screwing up our dinner, etc.

When we got there, I ran inside only to discover that the restaurant only had one meal, not two. Part of the order had gotten cut off, and no one caught it until I got there and asked about the second meal. The manager made things right very quickly, apologizing over and over.

My response?

“No worries, it’s all good. We’ve got our food, and that’s all that matters.”

And then I got back in the car, telling myself that this whole mess could have been avoided if I had handled ordering correctly in the first place.

What is wrong with me?

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Child Abuse | Featured | Observations

Healing From Injury
ByMike McBride June 5, 2017September 13, 2020 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The other day, my friend Hannah, who is a runner in the very real sense, (she’s run the Boston Marathon, as opposed to the “runner” I am, where I run out for pizza.) posted something to her Instagram account about her recovery from an ankle injury that I thought was beautiful: Injury continues to teach…

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Depression | Observations

In Order to Notice a Change in Behavior, You Need to Know How They Normally Behave
ByMike McBride December 13, 2018December 12, 2018 Reading Time: 3 minutes

I can’t completely take credit for this idea. It came to me reading an article about helping traumatized children heal, but I do believe it is something that we don’t always think about when offering advice on things like how to know if your child might be in trouble, or if your friends might be…

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Exercise for Mental Health

Mental Health and the Media

Workers depression

How People Talking About It Helped Me

Quick Thought #21 – Stark Differences in How I Talk To Myself

Healing From Injury

In Order to Notice a Change in Behavior, You Need to Know How They Normally Behave

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