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I’ve been fairly stressed out this week.
The state of the American economy, the housing market, health insurance (or lack thereof), my yet-to-be paid off student loans - in other words, money (or again, lack thereof) - all have me freaking out just a bit about my future and my country’s future.
I didn’t used to worry […]
I like to think so, and so does the second step of the 12 Steps, which reads:
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
For people in recovery, this means that it’s going to take God (or a Higher Power) - not their moms, not their girlfriends, not their best […]
Did you know September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Awareness Month?
I didn’t, and I usually stay on top of such things.
Fortunately, the kind folks at the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare informed me about it, and after telling my fellow Health & Wellness Channel bloggers here at b5media, we decided to hold a […]
The “Top 5 Ways To Be A Mental Health Advocate” series here at Mental Health Notes comes to an end today, and so far you’ve read about stopping mental health stigma, getting involved with mental health advocacy and research organizations as well as mental health support groups, and ways to educate yourself and others about […]
I don’t know who originally talked about “the calm before a storm,” but in my 26 years of existence, I’ve found it to be all too true.
Aside from the depressing news about the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince release date, last week was a pretty good week.
This week, after spending numerous days in the […]
Today’s Mental Health Notes post is a treat indeed, as I was able to interview Dr. David Clarke, author of They Can’t Find Anything Wrong!: 7 Keys to Understanding, Treating, and Healing Stress Illness.
Dr. Clarke defines “stress illness” as an illness that is caused by various kinds of life stresses, both past and present.
Read on […]
Earlier today, “Jane” shared her experiences soliciting the help of the Amen Clinics for her son. Her story highlighted - from a mother’s perspective - some of the same grief, despair, frustrations, and successes lots of people go through as they try to find a balance among psychiatrists and therapists, good mental health treatment, and […]
This week at Mental Health Notes, I recommended checking out John La Puma and the book he wrote with Rebecca Powell Marx, Chef MD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine, as well as I Dose, which claims to be “the perfect Binaural Beats experience.” I also introduced you to Frank Calloway and the Cover America Tour, […]
Aside from suffering a would-be job disappointment, I had a pretty productive week. I got a good bit of work done, caught up with some snail mail, finally found the perfect collar for Chopper, hung flyers for our next NAMI meeting and ensured it would be announced on the news, in the paper, and in […]
Last week I received a request from a Mental Health Notes reader wishing to see a post regarding smoking and mental illness - specifically, the effects of quitting smoking on people with mental illness:
Alicia, can you please make a posting about the effects of quitting smoking on people with mental illness. The challenges of it, […]
Written by Alicia Sparks [email] for b5media.
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