May 11th, 2008
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mom’s out there!
I know it’s Sunday, and I’m only supposed to write a Brain Break post, but…it’s also Mother’s Day, and the article I’m getting ready to share with you may actually help the mothers out there give their brains a break.
In 2008 May is Mental Health Month: Stressed […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments
May 6th, 2008
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
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
May 5th, 2008
This week is going to be an extremely busy week for me.
Today I have two appointments and a last minute shopping trip to deal with before I head to my NAMI affiliation’s cookout in honor of Mental Health Month.
Tuesday and Wednesday I have to finish getting four days worth of work completed (for Tuesday, Wednesday, […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment
May 3rd, 2008
For about the past year, I’ve been subscribed to a newsletter from Gimundo. The Web site’s slogan is “Good News…Served Daily.” Well…it’s not exactly served daily; for the last few months I didn’t receive one newsletter and forgot that I was even subscribed to it. However, over the past week they seem to have picked […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments
May 1st, 2008
Wow, May is going to be a busy month here at Mental Health Notes, huh? Not only is it Mental Health Awareness Month and my blirthday (as Angelique called it!), but it’s also the month for the This Is Why I ROCK! series, which is what we’re beginning right now!
The smiling face you see to […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 8 comments
April 26th, 2008
Let’s glance back at some of the topics I covered this week here at Mental Health Notes. I shared pictures during Sunday’s Brain Break, mused on the mental health repercussions for the FLDS religious sect children, explained why being kind to the earth (and not just on Earth Day!) was good for our minds, offered […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 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 22nd, 2008
My calendar tells me it’s…*drum roll please*… Earth Day! Yay!
Among my many passions (music, reading, writing, respecting grammar and the English language - I’m a nerd, I know - animals, and mental health) is being kind to the earth. And, indulging and advocating for my passions always gives my mental state a little boost in […]
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April 20th, 2008
Ah, dear Brain Break. You let our brains take a break from all things brain- and mental health-related, which is good because it’s not healthy to focus on one thing all the time; yet, contradictory, because we’re still doing something good for our brains and mental health…
For today’s Brain Break I thought I’d share some […]
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