Winter can be challenging when you have a mental health condition
This article explores the importance of maintaining wellness during the cold winter
A Little Help From My Friends
Red flag! You feel it in your gut. Something is not correct.
HOPE FOR EVERY SEASON
All people need HOPE
HOW DATING APPS WORSENED MY MENTAL HEALTH
it was modern dating
New Freedom, The Manifesto of J. Peters
J.Peters came with his brave experiment. And we all became more human.’
On-and-on-and-on-ymous
Sometimes I rabbit on for far too long. Perhaps there should be a Fellowship for people like me. When an idea takes root in my cranium, I want to tell the world about it. And his wife. Then I wonder why they’re becoming glassy-eyed. I don’t talk about […]
The problem with measuring progress in treatment
Therapists monitor the progress of their patients.
SEASONAL HOLIDAYS! HERE NOW, GONE TOMORROW
During this month we plan for the year ahead
STIGMA and DISCRIMINATION ARE HERE, but SO IS HOPE!
Ho, Ho, Ho! Hope is in the air.
Where the Past Meets the Future
And tomorrow, we will be what we are today
The ‘System’
I have worked at various levels of the mental health system
Gratitude
Gratitude is closely associated with our mental health
When Person-Centered Care takes a WRONG turn
I’ve been in treatment for severe mental illness my entire adult life.
Resentment
We forgive and forget. Mostly.
Issues of Longevity and Mental Health
Issues of Longevity and Mental Health There is no question people with a severe mental health diagnosis die on average 15–20 years younger than the general population; meaning long-standing chronic illnesses throughout a lifespan will impact the body and its longevity and health. I think this makes complete […]
Embracing 2022 and living in the ‘Now’
2022 must be a time of change
Language and Mental Health: Living and Communicating our Lived Experience
There is tectonic shift in mental health language
Inside the mindset of defeat
Operation Clausewitz was the German solution to the military situation in Europe in 1945
Consenting to infection~ HEP C and the Pandemic
My mistake was giving up on life
Until when? (Full Translation Espanol/Portugues)
We can learn together that we are stronger even in the face of natural catastrophes—human response and action triumphs in the end.
Partying with a Mental Health Disorder
I told him, point-blank, that Medicaid doesn’t pay for out-of-state trips to the ER
RELATIONSHIP ABUSE and DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Relationship abuse occurs across a broad spectrum of the population
How to Self-Manage Our Frustration
Suppose you cannot maintain safety with yourself or with others.
Targeting the clinical grey areas in mental health treatment
Treating clinical ‘symptoms’ is not the biggest clinical issue
Brazil, LGBTQ, and state-level discrimination
These folks need counselors and mental health resources to address their very ‘normal’ issues with compassion.
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