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Mental Health Notes

Archive for the ‘Have Some Fun’ Category

May 16th, 2008

Top 5 Posts I Had The Most Fun Writing For Mental Health Notes

Here at b5media’s Health & Wellness Channel, we’re always doing something.
This week, we’re rounding up our “Top 5″ posts.
Some bloggers are focusing on their top five most popular posts, their favorite posts, and even posts that aren’t very well known to their readers.
Because Mental Health Notes is still celebrating its one-year anniversary, I thought I’d […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

May 15th, 2008

Mental Health Notes Giveaways And Series Reminders

I’m doing some housekeeping here at Mental Health Notes, and have two reminders/requests to pass along to you fantastic readers:

The Mental Health Notes Birthday Giveaway is still open for entries, so make sure you head on over before midnight on May 31, 2008 for your chance to win one of three Silver Ribbon products.
The This […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

May 14th, 2008

Review: Google’s Top 5 Brain Games

I’ve been working on a review of Google’s top five results for “brain games,” and as promised I’m ready to present them to you.

Games for the Brain - This clean, well-organized Web site offers quizzes, memory games, and trivia games in 17 different languages. Games for the Brain also includes a variety of traditional games, […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment

May 14th, 2008

Know Of Any Good Mental Health Road Games?

I’ve been in the car a lot over the past week - making long trips, making short trips, stuck in delays because of road work - and at some point during that time I started thinking about road games (car games, travel games - whatever you like to call them). I don’t know why, as […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments

May 12th, 2008

LiveJournal Donates Virtual Gift Proceeds To The Depression And Bipolar Support Alliance

LiveJournal, dear LiveJournal.
Many moons ago, when I was a young college student dealing with life and all the bizarre things that come along for the ride, you gave me a home. You gave me an outlet to vent my frustrations, a portal to make friends, a place to share my secrets as well as my […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

May 9th, 2008

Sometimes Your Brain Just Needs A Little Cuteness

Over the past 48 hours, I’ve experienced the following:

Extreme joy. (My baby sister is now a college graduate and beginning a profession she loves.)
Extreme stress. (My computer keeps freezing up for no reason and with total disregard to my work deadlines.)
Extreme fatigue. (Travel, late nights, uncomfortable hotel beds - need I say more?)
Extreme pain. (Having […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

May 8th, 2008

Bipolar Survivor Ken Jensen Explains Why It Takes Guts To Be Him

Last Thursday, Chato B. Stewart rocked our funny bones with his mental health humor. This Thursday, Ken Jensen puts us through psychiatric boot camp with his system for surviving bipolar disorder.
As if my nauseatingly incessant play on words didn’t give it away, 39-year-old Ken Jensen is a former soldier – not just any soldier, but […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 10 comments

May 7th, 2008

Visit NAMI & DBSA Booths At Revoltion Health’s Women’s Health Expo!

I have some mental health news for you ladies and…well, just ladies, as this doesn’t really pertain to the gents; unless, of course, you’re looking to find mental health information for that special lady in your life!
Revolution Health, that lovely Web site that hosted the Revolution Health Online Health Fair last year, is at it […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment

May 6th, 2008

Increase Your Intelligence When You Increase Your Memory?

Has the ol’ brain been feeling rather weak, lately? You may want to read up on how researchers now think we can improve our fluid intelligence.
Researchers conducted a study to determine whether or not increasing working memory would help increase fluid intelligence, because the two are so closely related.
The results?
Yes.
According to Susanne M. Jaeggi, a […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

May 6th, 2008

NAMI Cookout For Mental Health Month

As I mentioned yesterday, my NAMI affiliation had a cookout at one of our local city parks in honor of Mental Health Month.
Well, it turned out to be a lovely event! The weather was gorgeous, the food was delicious, and aside from a crowd of skateboarding teenagers (who eventually moved on to skate somewhere else […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

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