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Pet ownership and mental health
Falling Off Its Axis. A Trip through Anxiety
Anxiety makes me scream inside my head. I have created an anxiety end zone in my home. There are gem stones, journals, homemade signs with positive affirmations, books about healing and combatting anxiety, meditation books, yoga cards, buddha heads, and meditation beads. Anxiety doesn’t make sense. Its antics are illusive and odd, the sort ofContinue reading “Falling Off Its Axis. A Trip through Anxiety”
Find Your Shine
When I was in the 7th grade, I was told I would never go to college, be anybody in the world by a school counselor. I went to a high school where I was told I was a nothing and I blended into the school’s walls. But what happened was I worked my butt offContinue reading “Find Your Shine”
SIP Sessions: Innovative Way to Start the Conversation and Meet New People
“I’d love to see SIP sessions build a population that can do something about the state of Connecticut,” said Brent Robertson of Fathom. “I’d love to see Connecticut take responsibility for its own future. I think we spend a lot of time finger pointing about why things turned out the way they did or areContinue reading “SIP Sessions: Innovative Way to Start the Conversation and Meet New People”
Mental Illness in Music: From Haunting Ballads to Anthems of Recovery
Halsey has bipolar. So does Mary Lambert—she even says so in her song “Secrets.” Musicians have embedded the theme of mental illness into their music for decades. Remember the anthem of every depressed teen? The Rolling Stones “Paint it Black” carved its way into the adolescent language and landscape. The Stones also wrote “19th NervousContinue reading “Mental Illness in Music: From Haunting Ballads to Anthems of Recovery”
Sarah Wilson, Author of First, We Make the Beast Beautiful, Kills It with Anxiety and Bipolar
Change Your Brain; Change Your Life: How Neuroscience Can Hack Your Brain
Gabe Howard ; Author, Speaker, Podcaster, Mental Health Warrior
Gabe Howard is an award-winning podcast host, speaker and writer who lives with bipolar and anxiety disorders. He hosts the Psych Central Show and Not Crazy. He is the author of Mental Illness is an Asshole, a collection of his observations and blog posts on living well with a mental illness, mental health advocacy,Continue reading “Gabe Howard ; Author, Speaker, Podcaster, Mental Health Warrior”
