The ‘Sign,’ ‘Signified,’ and ‘Psychosis’
Ultimately, the symptoms are overwhelming and become so profound that life becomes too distant and unrecognizable to live without incident.
How The Fear Of Self-Disclosure Can Impact Your Mental Health
Share, feel free to disclose all aspects of your lived experience and mental health history.
ANXIETY AND FRIENDS BE GONE
You can prevent these symptoms from getting worse
THE MOMENTUM OF RECOVERY FROM A PEER SPECIALIST PERSPECTIVE
Recovery momentum will give you wings to go further
How does Self-Management work in Practice?
Think about your health for a minute
RESPONSE TO NYC MAYOR ADAMS NEW PLAN
The Mayor is forcing help
BOOK REVIEW: The Beginning, The Beautiful Life of a Murder Survivor
Mr. Lewis talks a lot
BOOK REVIEW: The Beginning, The Beautiful Life of a Murder Survivor
Mr. Lewis talks a lot
Goals For Happiness and Fulfillment
Reaching your goals takes energy
REVIEW: MAN OF THE HOUSE
Relationship abuse occurs across a broad spectrum of the population.
AUTUMN, WITH ALL THESE ACTIVITIES
Fall is here
7 Ways to Manage Anger
Anger is a universal emotion we can all connect with – it’s simply life. We all get angry; it’s natural, but anger becomes a problem when it becomes too strong, happens too often, lasts too long, impacts relationships, or even works. We should act on it before it leads […]
DRIVING CLINICAL WORK FORWARD IN MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
Be an honest therapist.
Mentally ill people make horrible friends
Mentally ill people can differ from the ‘norm.’
KICK UP YOUR HEELS, KICK OFF YOUR SHOES AND RELAX
Breathe in and out slowly and wait.
Peer Specialists: What’s In a Name?
Peers perform the same responsibilities, duties, and tasks as their higher-paid counterparts
My Role: Receiving and Giving Peer Support
Peer Support changed my life
Using Lived Experience to Adapt Mental Health Language
How can we further refine the language around mental health?
Common Values of Peer Specialists
Each individual has their unique value and value system
The Role of the Prosumer in Mental Health
First and foremost, I identify as a prosumer. As a prosumer, I have both lived and professional experience of the mental health system. The term prosumer came into being in the 1980s, coined by the American futurist Alvin Toffler to describe both consumer and producer. The term is […]
GOOD SUPPORT IS VITAL FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
People battling extreme conditions need support in their lives
GRIEVING YOUR PAST ‘SELF’
There is a lot in life that we lose as we live
Help! Mom and Dad Didn’t Teach Me How to Live in This Crazy World
Religious writing offers emotional and spiritual guidance
Little Itty Bits of Fear
There are windows that I fear everywhere in life.
HOW TO BENEFIT THE MOST FROM YOUR MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY
The ‘work’ or doing ‘work’ in therapy makes the difference in treatment every time
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