May 5th, 2008
In keeping with the children and mental health theme (though, on a much more disturbing level), after last week I knew it was only a matter of time before I was passing this information along to you:
AMSTETTEN, Austria - The lawyer for the Austrian man who allegedly imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and fathered […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 6 comments
April 29th, 2008
Haha, not really. Well…at least, I don’t think so?
According to research conducted and led by Northwestern University finance professor Camelia Kuhnen and Stanford psychologist Brian Knutson, sex and money trigger the same area of our brains - the V-shaped nucleus accumbens, or, our brains’ pleasure center.
During the research, which involved 15 heterosexual men (no women […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments
April 26th, 2008
I’ve been reviewing some of the search phrases that lead you lovely readers here to Mental Health Notes. I can figure out why most of them led you to MHN; however, one of them…well, you’ll see!
Of course, I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t add my own thoughts. Maybe they’ll help you find something just […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 6 comments
April 23rd, 2008
Did you know April is Cancer Control Month? It’s true, it’s true, and in honor of that we bloggers here at the b5media Health & Wellness Channel have decided this month’s theme day should focus on cancer.
Rather than try to choose just one topic pertaining to cancer and mental health - or going the obvious […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment
April 18th, 2008
Unless you have a super fantastic relationship with your soon-to-be husband’s ex-fiancee, the thought of having her at the wedding probably stresses you out a lot a bit.
They were together for five years. His parents adored her. They were even engaged to be married!
Yep, that kind of wedding guest could make even the most collected […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment
April 17th, 2008
Hmm…some of the post titles here at Mental Health Notes almost seem as if someone else has taken over this blog, haha. This is brain-related, I promise.
Anyway, ladies: If you’ve been keeping up with the Mental Health Notes Goin’ to the Chapel series to get some help reducing stress while you plan - and carry […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments
March 8th, 2008
They’re all part of this week’s Saturday Sanity!
It’s not unusual to skim through the other b5media Science & Health Channel blogs and find mental health-related discussions going on. Here are a few from this week:
Elaine at Genetics & Health posted Happiness is down to your genes, a look at a University of Edinburgh and Queensland […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment
February 23rd, 2008
…so is the sanity of our Saturday. Or, um…so are the Saturdays of our sanity? But, it’s just one Saturday?
*sigh*
So much for my attempt at a clever spin on the “Days of Our Lives” Macdonald Carey voiceover.
Enjoy the this week’s Saturday Sanity folks!
Diane Dardon, the Northern Illinois University Lutheran Campus Pastor, writes to Mental Health […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments
February 5th, 2008
Remember Angelique’s Breaking the Mirror contest? Yes, there’s still time to enter, but Angelique has more exciting news!
On February 14 (Valentine’s Day, for all you saps), Angelique is hosting “24 Hours of Body Love.” You can read about the event at the official post.
However, because I love you all so much (consider it my Valentine’s […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 3 comments
December 11th, 2007
I can’t believe it’s already mid-December and I’m just now touching on the topic of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Well, given the “winter” I’ve had, I guess it’s not so unbelievable. When it’s sunny and 70 degrees on the day before Thanksgiving, seasonal affective disorder just doesn’t come to mind.
However, it hasn’t been sunny and […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment
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