Mental health
Mental health is just as important as physical health. Allow our contributors to give expert guidance and tips on steps you can take to improve your mental well-being. Learn about different therapeutic approaches and self-care practices that can support your mental health.
Creating Space for the Conversations That Matter as a Community Approach to Suicide Prevention
Suicide is complex. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is rarely the result of one circumstance or event. Many factors can increase risk, but there are also factors...
When A Child Can Speak, But Their Anxiety Won’t Let Them
A child chats happily and confidently at home. They’re funny, opinionated, noisy and perhaps even difficult to interrupt. But at school, they barely speak, and they can’t answer their uncle or family...
Why Postpartum Mental Health Support Must Begin Before Mothers Reach a Crisis
Right now, with the Lindsay Clancy trial bringing postpartum mental health into the national conversation once again, many people are hearing terms like postpartum depression and...
What Organizations Forget About Mental Health
Organizations cannot control everything that affects an employee’s mental health. They can control whether the processes an employee moves through protect that person’s dignity or slowly wear it ...
How Martial Arts Training Supports Mental Health, Cognitive Function and Neurodiversity
As a psychotherapist, I’m constantly on the lookout for solutions beyond the couch to combat anxiety, fight depression and build self-esteem. Martial arts have been proven to help in these areas.
The Missing Link in Workplace Wellness
Most workplace crises don't begin at work. They begin quietly, and the opportunity to help often appears long before a situation reaches the breaking point. Having the right support in place can make it easier...
Understanding Anxiety That Feels Too Big to Control
There are moments when anxiety is more than worry. Your heart races. Your thoughts speed up. Your muscles tighten. You may feel restless, shaky, nauseated, irritable, overwhelmed, or completely exhausted...
Why Letting Go Is the Secret to Feeling Alive and What Detoxification Really Means
What if the secret to feeling more energized, more clear-headed, and more alive was not about adding something new to your life, but about gently releasing what your body no longer needs?
Coming Home to Nature Through the Healing Power of Ecotherapy
What if healing begins not by escaping life’s challenges, but by reconnecting with the natural world and ourselves? This article explores ecotherapy as a journey of mindfulness, self-discovery, and...
What Is My Body Whispering That My Noisy Mind Cannot Hear?
You know those days when you feel like your head is about to explode? The noise inside gets so loud that you wish there were a mute button, but you can't seem to find it. Your mind is constantly...
Why Understanding Yourself is More Powerful Than Trying to Fix Yourself
You know the behavior is not helping you. You have promised yourself you will stop. So why do you keep doing it? The answer may have less to do with willpower than you think. Understanding what a behavior...
Why Are People Still Dying? America’s Behavioral Health Crisis
Lives lost to suicide, overdoses, mass shootings, human trafficking, eating disorders, and trauma are rising despite several questionable government reports seeking to minimize the nation’s growing...
OCD vs. Anxiety – Seven Clues Your Overthinking May Be a Compulsion
Worry and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can both fill your mind with endless “what if?” questions, but just having these thoughts does not show which issue you are facing. The best clue is what you feel...
Why Hope Is More Powerful Than Positive Thinking
When life becomes frightening or uncertain, we are often told to “stay positive”. It is usually said with love, but when you are facing cancer, grief, trauma or another life-changing experience, positivity...
Your Life Is Not Over Just Because It Didn't Go According to Plan
Have you ever looked around and felt like everyone else's life is moving forward while yours is falling apart? Maybe you've failed at something important. Maybe your relationship ended. Maybe...
