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Mental Health Notes

Archive for the ‘Inspiring News’ Category

May 31st, 2008

Saturday Sanity: Putting A Bee In Your Bonnet

My bookmarks and email inbox have been bursting at the seams this week, just waiting to get into Saturday Sanity for all you fine people! Now that the day has arrived, it’s clear to me there is so much Saturday Sanity-worthy news, I’d best break it up so as not to take up 3/4 of […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments

May 30th, 2008

The Recovery Cup Board Game Helps With Recovery And Coping Strategies

A friend of mine sent me an email about this, and even though it’s not the most recent news (the original post is from May 8, 2006) I thought it was too interesting and neat not to also pass along to you Mental Health Notes readers.
Besides, it takes a while for tools like this to […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment

May 30th, 2008

Mental Health Notes Is Talking To Air

It’s been a few weeks since we’ve had someone rock out here at Mental Health Notes, so I’m thrilled to present to you today, straight from Vancouver, BC, Canada, the one, the only…
Air!
Air is a courageous soul indeed, and I think you’ll agree once you’ve read her story.
Tags: anxiety disorder, hospitalized for depression, Lip Gloss […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 10 comments

May 26th, 2008

Grief And Support Resources For Military Widows, Family Members, and Loved Ones

I’ve mentioned before that I come from a pretty long line of military and war veterans. My grandfathers, various uncles, and my daddy were all soldiers.
Even my ex-husband, God bless him, was a Marine.
I’ve admired the Purple Hearts. I’ve sat through the 3 volley salutes. I’ve listened as Taps was played and once watched as […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 4 comments

May 23rd, 2008

Mental Health Advocacy Success With The Internet

A fellow blogging buddy of mine recently told me that the Internet makes everyone over six feet tall and weighing more than 200 pounds. And it does. It truly does.
You have your pompous, smack-talking bloggers and Web site owners who wouldn’t dare say the things they say if they weren’t actually typing those things.
You have […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 11 comments

May 22nd, 2008

Doreen Orion Blog Tour: How A Psychiatrist Became An Author

This Mental Health Notes post is brought to us by Doreen Orion, and is Day Four of Doreen Orion’s Queen of the Road Blog Tour:

I get asked a lot how I, as a psychiatrist, became an author. Here’s the answer:
Podcast: How A Psychiatrist Became An Author
© Doreen Orion
Doreen Orion is a triple-boarded psychiatrist and […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment

May 21st, 2008

Doreen Orion Blog Tour: Spend Time With The People You Love

This Mental Health Notes post is brought to us by Doreen Orion, and is Day Three of Doreen Orion’s Queen of the Road Blog Tour:

Another important lesson we learned is that all that really matters is spending time with the people you love. It sounds so simple, doesn’t it? And, while it’s true that in […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment

May 20th, 2008

Doreen Orion Blog Tour: Don’t Let The Spark Die

This Mental Health Notes post is brought to us by Doreen Orion, and is Day Two of Doreen Orion’s Queen of the Road Blog Tour:
Although I protested as long as I could, my husband and I did eventually hit the road in our bus with our two querulous cats, sixty-pound dog - and no agenda. […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment

May 19th, 2008

Doreen Orion Blog Tour: Don’t Put Off Your Dreams

This Mental Health Notes post is brought to us by Doreen Orion, and is Day One of Doreen Orion’s Queen of the Road Blog Tour:
Hello Everyone,
I’m thrilled to guest blog on Mental Health Notes this week. Since I’m a psychiatrist and read a lot about mental health issues, I always appreciate when some humor is […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment

May 19th, 2008

Blog Tour Announcement And Schedule: Doreen Orion Is Queen of the Road

Today kicks off Doreen Orion’s month-long book tour (May 19-June 16), and she’s going to be here at Mental Health Notes for the next week. I hope you’ll all welcome her!
First, though, you may be wondering, “What? Who is Doreen Orion? And why is she touring blogs? Specifically, Mental Health Notes?”
That’s easy enough to answer. […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 4 comments