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Strength Meets Vulnerability: Men and Mental Health Podcast: Transforming Trauma Into Wholeness and Healing Have You Considered The Power of Hope? If you’re here today, there is hope for a better tomorrow. To Heal From Trauma, You Have to Feel Your Feelings 5 Things Therapists Wish Everyone Knew About Mental Health How People Heal After…
Link – Why There’s Nothing Wrong With Taking Medication for Mental Illness
There really isn’t anything wrong in doing whatever works for you, regardless of how other people feel about it. This made me chuckle – I’m glad you care. I’m delighted that you know some stuff. I’m not interested in your advice unless you’re my doctor, however. So the next time you’re tempted to criticize my…
Sharing – ‘Conversation-based’ activities reduce mental illness stigma among college students
I don’t know that this a surprise to many of us who advocate for mental health issues, but it’s always nice to have a study show that talking about mental health in a normal way, during everyday life, does have a positive effect. “College students who participate in fun, peer-directed activities that openly and honestly…
Gratitude is Good For Us, But It’s Not a Cure for Depression
So says a new study out of Ohio State, and I’d have to say I would agree. The results suggest that it isn’t helpful to tell people with symptoms of depression or anxiety to simply be more grateful for the good things they have, Cheavens said. “Based on our results, telling people who are feeling…
Sharing – You’re Probably Not As Useless As You Think
This article has a lot to say about supporting someone who is dealing with a serious illness, and not being able to “fix” things for them, but this last section really hit home for me in so many situations: Choosing inaction is an action. And it can be hard and brave because inaction will not…