The Pupil of the Eye: A Cosmic Hole to Unleash Black Girl Magic

The Pupil of the Eye: A Cosmic Hole to Unleash Black Girl Magic

Little Girl: And me, I imagine myself a giantess, so tall I rise above the canopy of any atmosphere like helium. I’m so light but have been trapped underground — but if... Read more »
What does mindfulness look like for Homewood kids?

What does mindfulness look like for Homewood kids?

Mindfulness training in Homewood centered on school-aged youth, their parents and educators? That sounds intriguing. We hear about mindfulness practices adopted in various corporate spaces, but there’s little evidence that a kinder,... Read more »
Rick Rubin | How to unleash creativity: Rick Rubin shares tips in his self-help book ‘The Creative Act’ dws

Rick Rubin | How to unleash creativity: Rick Rubin shares tips in his self-help book ‘The Creative Act’ dws

Music producer Rick Rubin, the mastermind behind the Beastie Boys, was involved with Johnny Cash’s comeback and produced for the world’s top stars. His self-help book “The Creative Act” offers insight into... Read more »
Mindful of Our Planet – Recommend

Mindful of Our Planet – Recommend

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Reflecting on 20 Years of Sobriety: Khalil Rafati’s Remarkable Journey from Addiction to Empowering Others

Reflecting on 20 Years of Sobriety: Khalil Rafati’s Remarkable Journey from Addiction to Empowering Others

In a world where success stories often seem reserved for those born into privilege or armed with Ivy League college degrees, Khalil Rafati’s transformative journey from a homeless heroin addict in his... Read more »
Boston doctor discusses pandemic’s impact on teen girls’ mental health

Boston doctor discusses pandemic’s impact on teen girls’ mental health

Boston psychiatrist discusses pandemic’s impact on teenage girls’ mental health Updated: 6:19 PM EDT Jul 13, 2023 Hide Transcript Show Transcript NEWSCENTER 5 AT 530. ALL RIGHT. THERE’S NEW EVIDENCE OF THE... Read more »
Bipartisan meeting of governors addresses mental health, disaster response, worker training

Bipartisan meeting of governors addresses mental health, disaster response, worker training

1/3 New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, chair of the National Governors Association, speaks at the annual NGA summer meeting at the Hard Rock Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. on Thursday. Screenshot by... Read more »
How to overcome repetitive negative thinking through meditation

How to overcome repetitive negative thinking through meditation

Do you ever find yourself caught in a cycle of negative thoughts? Maybe you ruminate on past mistakes, worry excessively about the future, or imagine worst-case scenarios? Do you sometimes have a... Read more »
10 Shows to Uplift Your Mood When You’re Down – Black Girl Nerds

10 Shows to Uplift Your Mood When You’re Down – Black Girl Nerds

Life is hard, plain and simple. Yet, television is one of the greatest sources of relief when life feels unbearable. While it’s tempting to wrap yourself up in a blanket and find... Read more »
Mental health and jails: NC murder suspect Devalos Perkins

Mental health and jails: NC murder suspect Devalos Perkins

Illustration depicting 37-year-old Devalos Perkins in the Mecklenburg County Detention Center. In jail, he’s in purgatory. In his mind, he’s in hell, mental health evaluations show. Rachel Handley rhandley@mcclatchy.com Dr. Mark Hazelrigg... Read more »
4 Ways to Get Your Children Interested in Self-Care

4 Ways to Get Your Children Interested in Self-Care

Self-care is an important practice to ensure that you get into the habit of taking care of yourself. If you want to teach your kids about self-care while they’re still young, you... Read more »
Tips for managing post-PCS stress | Article

Tips for managing post-PCS stress | Article

On average, military families move every three years, which is about four times more often than civilian families. Using healthy coping skills during times of transition is key to reducing stress and... Read more »
Meeting youth mental health needs remains a priority – and challenge – for NH providers

Meeting youth mental health needs remains a priority – and challenge – for NH providers

Mental health services for children and teens continue to be a pressing need in New Hampshire in the wake of the pandemic, according to providers and advocates who spoke at a roundtable... Read more »
Cambria citizens keep an eye out for development they believe is detrimental to their water supply | News | San Luis Obispo

Cambria citizens keep an eye out for development they believe is detrimental to their water supply | News | San Luis Obispo

Since 2016, Christine Heinrichs has watched for new development in Cambria, challenging any project that she believes might aggravate one of the town’s scarcest resources. “I just kind of watchdog those permits.... Read more »
Youth Risk Behaviour Survey reports poor mental health

Youth Risk Behaviour Survey reports poor mental health

More than a third of Vermont high school students and one-fifth of middle school students have reported recently experiencing poor mental health, according to a recent survey. LGBTQ+, students of color, and... Read more »
To Offset Obesity Risk, You Can Try Conscious Eating Habits

To Offset Obesity Risk, You Can Try Conscious Eating Habits

Share on PinterestA study looks at how eating habits can offset risk factors for obesity. Iryna Auhustsinovich/Stocksy A new study finds that people who are at higher risk for developing obesity can... Read more »
New study shows the top healthcare issue in rural America is mental health and addiction – NKyTribune

New study shows the top healthcare issue in rural America is mental health and addiction – NKyTribune

By Liz CareyThe Daily Yonder For the first time in 20 years, mental health and addiction are more pressing health concerns than getting access to basic healthcare, according to a survey of... Read more »
What Mental Health Issues Can Mindfulness Help With?

What Mental Health Issues Can Mindfulness Help With?

The role of mindfulness meditation in healthcare was once a topic of debate among clinicians. However, the increased demand for online solutions in behavioral health, particularly highlighted during the pandemic, has underscored... Read more »
‘No one really got to say goodbye:’ A grieving Summit County faces mental health fallout of 18-year-old’s shooting

‘No one really got to say goodbye:’ A grieving Summit County faces mental health fallout of 18-year-old’s shooting

Two friends of recent Summit High School graduate Charlie Foster, who was shot and killed by police, crouch at his memorial in Summit Cove on Wednesday, July 12.Robert Tann/Summit Daily News Kneeling... Read more »
Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter at centre of allegations – as it happened | BBC

Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter at centre of allegations – as it happened | BBC

Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter at centre of allegations Huw Edwards has been named by his wife, Vicky Flind, as the BBC presenter facing allegations over payments for sexually explicit images.... Read more »
What I see in various generations’ approach to mental health

What I see in various generations’ approach to mental health

Parkinson’s is an impactful disease that comes with a lot of challenges. As such, it probably isn’t a surprise to most that many Parkinson’s patients struggle with mental health at some point.... Read more »
Tri-Cities mental health counselor charged with killing his counselor girlfriend

Tri-Cities mental health counselor charged with killing his counselor girlfriend

A Tri-Cities counselor who specialized in treating patients suffering from PTSD, trauma and anxiety is charged with strangling to death his longtime counselor girlfriend. Michael Thomas Smith, 38, is charged with second-degree... Read more »
New Ohio law requires coaches to get mental health training to help student athletes: ‘Support our kids’

New Ohio law requires coaches to get mental health training to help student athletes: ‘Support our kids’

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). A new law in Ohio, which took... Read more »
Check out these 5 spectacular, unique Door County homes and help improve mental health care

Check out these 5 spectacular, unique Door County homes and help improve mental health care

Park’s Pearl, a quaint brick home built in 1911 in Sturgeon Bay, is part of this year’s Door County Medical Center House & Garden Walk on July 25. DOOR COUNTY – Many... Read more »
Baseball players are staying mindful on the diamond with barefoot walks in the grass

Baseball players are staying mindful on the diamond with barefoot walks in the grass

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shoes off and dropped near the visitor’s dugout in San Francisco, Christian Walker begins his barefoot stroll through the perfectly manicured grass and makes his way into right... Read more »
A New Fund Aims to Preserve Affordable Housing in Wake County, But Even Mission-Based Landlords Struggle to Keep Rents Low

A New Fund Aims to Preserve Affordable Housing in Wake County, But Even Mission-Based Landlords Struggle to Keep Rents Low

When it comes to affordable housing in the Triangle, even mission-driven developers like CASA can struggle to keep rents low.  The Raleigh-based nonprofit has a goal to provide vulnerable people access to... Read more »
How social media is affecting your mental health | news

How social media is affecting your mental health | news

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Variety of Rehabilitations Capture Annual Journal of Tax Credits HTC Awards

Variety of Rehabilitations Capture Annual Journal of Tax Credits HTC Awards

A former school, tobacco factory, county jail and trolley car rail yard were all transformed into vibrant 21st-century properties thanks to equity from historic tax credits (HTCs), earning the developments recognition as... Read more »
Virginia’s Mental Health Hotline One Year Later

Virginia’s Mental Health Hotline One Year Later

In this year’s primary elections, the biggest spenders were Dominion Energy and Clean Virginia, which contributed over $12 million combined to campaigns this election cycle. The $5.2 million in funding from the... Read more »
Young colon cancer patient faces ‘devastating’ diagnosis

Young colon cancer patient faces ‘devastating’ diagnosis

Melisa Valenzuela has always been a competitor. Growing up in East Los Angeles, she sought out the toughest challenges. “Especially basketball,” she said, recalling her school days. Playing with other girls didn’t... Read more »
Funds approved for M Johnson County, JMH mental health building

Funds approved for $11M Johnson County, JMH mental health building

A digital rendering of the planned Johnson Memorial Behavioral Psychology building that will be attached to the west side of Johnson Memorial Hospital. Render provided by Johnson County County elected officials on... Read more »
The Benefits of Mindfulness Practices and How they Enhance Your Relationship

The Benefits of Mindfulness Practices and How they Enhance Your Relationship

To have a healthy and fulfilling relationship, you must be willing to put in the effort on a daily basis. Each partner ought to put in a conscious effort to be a... Read more »
UNC Health, Wake County fail to reach agreement at WakeBrook

UNC Health, Wake County fail to reach agreement at WakeBrook

The Wake County Justice Center in downtown Raleigh. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.com Services at WakeBrook Behavioral Health, which provides mental health care and substance use treatment for thousands of people, could be disrupted... Read more »
Microsoft Entra expands into Security Service Edge and Azure AD becomes Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Entra expands into Security Service Edge and Azure AD becomes Microsoft Entra ID

A year ago when we announced the Microsoft Entra product family, we asked what the world could achieve if we had trust in every digital experience and interaction.1 This question inspired us... Read more »
Scientists Uncover Startling Impacts of Excessive YouTube on Loneliness and Mental Health

Scientists Uncover Startling Impacts of Excessive YouTube on Loneliness and Mental Health

Researchers have found a link between frequent YouTube use and increased levels of loneliness, anxiety, and depression, especially in users under 29 years old who watch content about others’ lives. They call... Read more »
Three mindfulness and meditation techniques that could help you manage work stress

Three mindfulness and meditation techniques that could help you manage work stress

It’s 10:45am on a Tuesday, and you are arriving late to work. You’ve just been to the dentist who berated you for grinding your teeth – she says this is what’s causing... Read more »
Read an Experience With Julia Cameron’s ‘The Artist’s Way’

Read an Experience With Julia Cameron’s ‘The Artist’s Way’

My “morning pages” journal – an essential item for anyone embarking upon “The Artist’s Way” journey. (Credit: Candice Helfand-Rogers) “What if the cure for cancer is trapped inside the mind of someone... Read more »
Mental health respite facilities are filling care gaps in over a dozen states

Mental health respite facilities are filling care gaps in over a dozen states

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing “988,” or the Crisis Text Line by texting “HOME” to... Read more »
The Pandemic Hurt Teens. How Can We Help Them Recover?

The Pandemic Hurt Teens. How Can We Help Them Recover?

Coming of age in the pandemic has been rough on a generation of teens. Many forces converged with normal developmental processes to create a perfect psychological storm: pre-existing mental health crisis, intrusive... Read more »
Opioid settlement dollars will strengthen community mental health response to opioid use disorders

Opioid settlement dollars will strengthen community mental health response to opioid use disorders

SUDs were a topic of discussion at the June 2023 CMHAM conference.If she had been offered a medication blocker such as Vivitrol when in jail, Ashley Markovich says she most certainly would... Read more »
TalkThru is Launching AI Therapist to Help People with Mental Health at Affordable Price

TalkThru is Launching AI Therapist to Help People with Mental Health at Affordable Price

TalkThru is Launching AI Therapist to Help People with Mental Health at Affordable Price Florida – July 10, 2023 — TalkThru, a leading online mental health application, is proud to announce the... Read more »
Alteryx Fuels Finance Transformation with Decision Intelligence and Intelligent Automation Leveraging the Power of AWS

Alteryx Fuels Finance Transformation with Decision Intelligence and Intelligent Automation Leveraging the Power of AWS

Alteryx Analytics Automation powered by AWS allows CFOs to modernize financial processes with new technologies and automated self-service analytics in the cloud IRVINE, Calif., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Alteryx, Inc. (NYSE: AYX),... Read more »
Lack of mental health treatment resources can land children in NC’s troubled child welfare system | WFAE 90.7

Lack of mental health treatment resources can land children in NC’s troubled child welfare system | WFAE 90.7

In March 2022, John called the police to his home in Mecklenburg County because his 16-year-old son Paul was experiencing a violent behavioral health episode. John and his wife began fostering Paul... Read more »
Be Mindful in Practice Management

Be Mindful in Practice Management

So many factors are in play in running a practice and serving clients. And a session at the 2023 NTSA Summit focused on one fundamental to doing both effectively: mental health.  In... Read more »
Workers urged to focus on mental health by ARE U Motivated of G’ville

Workers urged to focus on mental health by ARE U Motivated of G’ville

Sarah Livingstone believes mental health leads to productivity and success, which is why she created a company that helps employers and employees work together in harmony. Livingstone, 39, founder and CEO of... Read more »
Parents are a neglected resource in helping prevent mental health issues in children

Parents are a neglected resource in helping prevent mental health issues in children

Every parent is concerned when their children face social and emotional struggles, particularly when there are signs of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, aggression and poor grades. However, most parents don’t realize the... Read more »
NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE AND THERABODY TEAM UP TO CHANGE THE GAME ON AND OFF THE FIELD

NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE AND THERABODY TEAM UP TO CHANGE THE GAME ON AND OFF THE FIELD

The Partnership Aims to Reduce Inequity in Women’s Sports Recovery and Support Players’ Health and Wellness Beyond the Pitch NEW YORK, July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In an alliance designed to support... Read more »
Sleepwalking: A sign of disturbed mental health? Here’s when you should worry

Sleepwalking: A sign of disturbed mental health? Here’s when you should worry

One morning in 2018, I woke up to a rather confused set of flatmates. They had a full story to tell. Apparently, I woke up and went to my flatmate’s room. She... Read more »
Has the rollout of this crisis lifeline actually improved mental health?

Has the rollout of this crisis lifeline actually improved mental health?

Sad woman staring at phone bedGetty Images/Boy_Anupong Editors’ Note: This article discusses suicide and contains details about mental health crises. If you are having thoughts of suicide, or are concerned that someone... Read more »
TalkThru Announces Launch of AI Therapist Designed to Provide Mental Health Support

TalkThru Announces Launch of AI Therapist Designed to Provide Mental Health Support

Miami, Florida–(Newsfile Corp. – July 10, 2023) – TalkThru, a leading online mental health application, is proud to announce the launch of its revolutionary AI Therapist. Designed to provide accessible and affordable... Read more »
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