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What To Do if Your Workplace is Anxiety-Inducing
Workplace anxiety happens to everyone. But for those who experience it regularly, it’s not something you should push aside or ignore. Work is important, but it’s not worth your mental health. -
When Your Parents Have Mental Illness: Healing Childhood Trauma
“Maybe you’ve spent your life watching your mother or father struggle with anxiety, depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder. So, what can you do if you grew up with parents or siblings experiencing mental illness, or in a family with a history of abuse or neglect?” -
Writing Tips that Can Reduce Symptoms
For someone with mental illness, taking time to write expressively can be very helpful to your well-being. Here are a few tips to help you get started. -
My Great Wake-Up Call
"I saw my dad's brain churn out incessant thought cycles that would start with some small root in reality and spiral downward to a place devoid of all reason. Following his suicide, I was able to recognize similar behavior in myself."
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Why Don’t More Olympians Talk About Mental Illness?
Many Olympians have commented that the mental aspect of the game far exceeds the physical. So why is it that Olympians are so often asked about their physical health, but rarely about their mental health? -
The Problem with Yelling
Being frequently yelled at as children changes how we think and feel about ourselves even after we become adults and leave home. -
Mental Illness: A Common Bond
On the first Saturday of every month, the basement at Providence United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina transforms into a drop-in center called Providence Place. Every single person in this room has been affected by mental illness in some way or another. -
How Dogs Can Help with Depression
Did you know that dogs can play an integral part in your emotional well-being? Studies show that dogs reduce stress, anxiety and depression, ease loneliness, encourage exercise and improve your all-around health. -
Reviving Herbie the Love Bug to Rival Depression
"With Herbie, I love people. I love their smiles and their questions. He’s good for me, for others and for my depression." -
Motherhood and Your Mental Health
Many expectant mothers imagine motherhood will be fulfilling and uplifting. But when the baby is born, they may not feel that way at all.