Mental Health Notes

April 27th, 2008

Brain Break: At Last, Mr. Hicks. We Meet Again.

I think I’ve found a Brain Break topic that has absolutely nothing at all to do with mental health - finally!
What is it?
2006 American Idol winner Taylor Hicks and his awesome performance of the National Anthem at the Talladega Superspeedway earlier today.
Forget the fact that Dale, Jr. is currently owning the track right now (well, […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 3 comments

April 26th, 2008

Mental Health Notes Asks: What Do You Really Want?

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 12th, 2008

Saturday Sanity: Your Brain’s Weekly Smorgasbord Of Sanitylicious

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 11th, 2008

Goodbye, American Idol Michael Johns: The 5 Stages Of Loss

If you’re anything like me, you surely didn’t miss American Idol’s elimination episode last night. (That show is so awesome. I mean, really, what other show on television today does such great things for the contestants and the entire world? Certainly not that nefarious Moment of Truth.)
And, if you’re anything like me, Michael John’s shocking […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 5 comments