Talking About Mental Health
The first week in October is Mental Illness Awareness Week, and October 10th is World Mental Health Day. In observance, we share some tips on conversation starters around mental illness and how to bring mental well-being into day-to-day conversations.
Your Mind Matters Episode 13 – Coffee News, Identifying with Illness, Interactions at Work, and Worry
In this week’s episode, Christine shares some exciting news about coffee! We also answer questions from callers about how to manage feelings that arise when you identify with your mental illness, whether or not being anxious and uptight are the same thing, making disclosures at work, and coping with worries.
Your Mind Matters: Episode 11 – Work Stress, Boundaries, and Eliminating Anxiety
This week we have a special guest co-host, expert CBT therapist Dr. Simon Rego. He’ll help us answer caller questions about how to take steps towards mental wellness when you can’t see a therapist, managing boundaries with adult children, stress related to work, and a grab bag question about eliminating anxiety.
Your Mind Matters: Episode 10 – Cultural Factors in Mental Health, Replaying Conversations, and Vivid Dreams
In honor of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, in this week’s episode we talk about how different cultures view mental health differently, how our anxiety and depression can affect those around us, and how to manage anxious thoughts about conversations we’ve had. Our grab bag question is about vivid dreams and how they can sometimes be hard to distinguish from reality.
Your Mind Matters: Episode 9 – Introversion, Extraversion, and Anxiety in Life and Relationships
This week’s episode is a themed episode on the topic of introversion and extraversion. We welcome a special guest co-host, Duff the Psych! In this episode we answer questions about whether social anxiety, shyness, and introversion are the same thing, how to decline social invitations, how two introverts in a relationship can better communicate, and strategies for balancing social activities with down time.
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Men’s Mental Health: Progress is a Journey
Mental health among men has been described as a silent crisis, largely because men are much less likely to seek treatment for mental health challenges than women. In this blog post we’ll discuss mental health issues among men, why differences between the sexes may exist, and why we think the tide might finally be turning on the culture of stigma and shame when it comes to men’s mental health.
5 Things to Try When Mental Illness Makes You Feel Alone
We wanted to wrap up Mental Health Month by reminding you that you are not alone. Next time you’re feeling like you’re all by yourself in your fight, try looking to these five places to feel less alone.