Sharing – The Brain Benefits of Social Connection

Sharing – The Brain Benefits of Social Connection

This is why I harp on this quite a bit. We lose people to depression and mental health struggles when they are disconnected from the people in their lives. Our best prevention is to remain connected, yet it’s become so easy today to be disconnected from each other. (I am perhaps more guilty of this than most, I admit. I should spend more time taking action on the tips in this article too.)

The Words We Use Matter – Communicate Simply and Effectively

The Words We Use Matter – Communicate Simply and Effectively

When it comes to the mental health of our loved ones, there is nothing more important than ensuring we communicate our support for them. It would be a shame if they didn’t feel it because we used a lot of mental health jargon instead of having more extended conversations with them. Take the time. They are worth it.

Sharing – Mental Health Over Matter: An Interview with Noah Chenevert

Sharing – Mental Health Over Matter: An Interview with Noah Chenevert

We spend so much time shouting from the rooftops when we find something that works, telling anyone and everyone that they NEED to do the same thing. That impulse is understandable. What we leave out, however, are all the things we tried that didn’t work or when the thing that worked for us 2-3 years ago has stopped working.

It would help if we did that more often to remind people that we are not alone but not all the same.

Sharing – “We cannot struggle alone”: Students learning mental health ‘first aid’ to identify friends in need

Sharing – “We cannot struggle alone”: Students learning mental health ‘first aid’ to identify friends in need

Again we see how being educated and open about mental health issues creates people who know what to do. We can’t get support from people who don’t know what to do and they don’t learn what to do when society remains unwilling to talk about mental health.