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Link – Taraji Henson Launches Foundation to Support Black Mental Health
Good for her. This is an issue for all people, but from what I have been reading over the years, is especially stigmatizing in the black community. It shouldn’t be that way, anywhere. “Empire” actress Taraji Henson is launching a new foundation in honor of her late father. The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation will raise…
Link – The Mysterious Connection Between Smell and Our Past
“It has been well-documented (link is external) that autobiographical memories associated with smell are frequently more intense and emotionally tinged than memories associated with other sensory cues. This is due to the uniquely direct access smells have to the olfactory cortex, and the proximity of this area of the brain to the limbic system and the…
Link – Teen Angst Stereotype Prevented Me From Recognizing My Mental Illness
I find Erin’s story interesting because I think it is easy to look at a teenager, especially one who’s not exhibiting the signs we saw on the TV news story about teenagers and drugs/depression, and assume “it’s just a phase”. It might not be: “I clung to the idea that mental illness came for other…
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Relationship Experts Weigh in on the Right Time to Discuss Your Mental Health With Your Partner A Call to Action: We Must Strengthen America’s Mental Health Workforce On Being a Friend: Seeing Someone with Depression — and Seeing Myself Getting to Work When Depressed Parents Feel Forced To Relinquish Custody To Get Their Child Mental…
