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Finding the Right Treatment Fit
How can we be proactive in evaluating whether a therapist or approach is the right fit? -
Mental Health Resolutions for the New Year
For this new year, we should all think more carefully about how to set ourselves up for success. -
The Widely Neglected Healing Power of Music
Music is a critical tool to understand ourselves and improve our mental health. -
Using Lived Experience to Adapt Mental Health Language
By using the language of people with lived experience, we can create a more person-centered approach to the way we all talk about mental health. -
Self-Help Techniques for Coping with Mental Illness
Some common self-help suggestions people receive are to exercise, meditate and be more present, which are helpful and work for many people. However, other proven methods aren’t mentioned as often. -
A Therapist’s Journey: Learning the Art of Self-Soothing
"People want one solution to feel better: one medication, one single action to solve all their problems. The fact is, that’s not how life works. We have to try all kinds of solutions; some will work, some won’t, and some might for a period of time and then stop." -
Is It a Mental Health Problem? Or Just Puberty?
Most parents experience at least some moments of concern for their children’s mental health during the puberty ages of 11 to 14. But, should you? -
Preventing a Generation from Struggling in Silence
If we fail to teach the younger generations about mental health, they may struggle alone rather than talk to people who can help them. They may feel ashamed for what they experience rather than know it’s not their fault. They may even take their lives. -
Building Bonds Behind Bars with NAMI Peer-to-Peer
"I was inside the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women to co-lead a three-day NAMI Peer-to-Peer training. Knowing that I could leave didn’t help; I still felt trapped when I heard all those doors lock behind me." -
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.