April 19th, 2008
I’m really enjoying the new layout of Saturday Sanity. I think it’s doing a much better job of providing more Saturday Sanity-worthy links, don’t you?
Anyway…
First, let’s take a look back at some of the things that have gone on here at Mental Health Notes this week. We kicked off the stress-busting Goin’ to the Chapel […]
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April 12th, 2008
I’m trying a bit of a different style for Saturday Sanity. Let me know what you think!
First up, let me refresh your memory regarding some of the more interesting things that went on at Mental Health Notes this week: The Lolcats paid us a visit, Boston Legal made me proud, the folks opposing the postpartum […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 4 comments
April 8th, 2008
Tonight’s episode of Boston Legal was an emotional one for me. Sure, Alan Shore’s closing arguments get me fired up and ready to start changing the world every Tuesday night, but tonight’s episode was particularly engaging.
And, it was Shirley’s closing argument - not Alan’s - that did it for me. The frank, bottom line closing […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments
April 5th, 2008
If you missed Wednesday’s post about Prescription for Change, the Consumers Union petition to the FDA to make it easier for consumers to report side effects of medications, I highly recommend checking it out.
In other drug news, the AstraZeneca Patient Assistance Programs now have a total of three “AZ & Me” prescription assistance programs (particularly […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 5 comments
March 28th, 2008
Or, soccer, for American readers.
I love Saturday Sanity.
Not only does it give me a chance to recognize all the important mental health-related news I discover throughout the week (that, for one reason or another, I don’t have time to talk about in depth), but it also gives me a chance to let you all know […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 3 comments
March 22nd, 2008
So, I was doing some research on bipolar disorder - I like to stay on top of my game - when I ran into this Yahoo!Xtra Answers question:
Would people with bi-polar disorder admit to cheating when asked?
Naturally, my first response was, “You have GOT to be kidding me.”
My second response was to read the answers […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments
March 22nd, 2008
This week’s Saturday Sanity includes Mental Health Notes updates as well as mental health-related news around the globe.
Enjoy!
Last Sunday, I launched a new, hopefully permanent series here at Mental Health Notes called Brain Break. Unsurprisingly, the idea is to give our brains a break. Check out the announcement post and let me know what you […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments
March 16th, 2008
Or, perhaps, our brains need a break. However you want to see it.
I’ve decided that, from now on, Mental Health Notes will take a break from all things mental health-related on Sundays. Yeah, I know - Mental Health Notes is a mental health blog. I’m a rebel, what can I say.
Constantly talking - and reading […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 7 comments
March 15th, 2008
Nutrition, drug abuse, pregnant teens, and new blogs - it’s all part of this week’s Saturday Sanity!
Did you know March is National Nutrition Month? In honor of that, we here at the b5media Science & Health Channel chose nutrition as the topic for our monthly theme day. See what I had to say about brain-boosting […]
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March 14th, 2008
Oh. My. Gawd. Is that not just the most precious little thing you’ve ever seen? Ozzy is his name, and according to Bruce Goldstein, Ozzy is more than a ridiculously cute canine.
He’s also a lifesaver.
In his new book, Puppy Chow is Better than Prozac, Bruce Goldstein tells the story of how bipolar disorder sent his […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 6 comments
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