Did you know that May is National Mental Health Awareness month? This year, the emphasis of mental health is more important than ever before. We are in a pandemic. We are in waters that no one knows how to swim in. We are adjusting to a new normal. Many of us are on furlough orContinue reading “Why We Need to Focus on Our Mental Health More Than Ever Before”
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What I Wish Those Without Anxiety Knew About Anxiety
For those who are lucky to not have to experience mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder or an eating disorder, I consider you to be lucky. There are so many things that you may not know – or even understand what it’s like to have to deal with the effects of one. IContinue reading “What I Wish Those Without Anxiety Knew About Anxiety”
Ending the Stigma Together
May is Mental Illness Awareness Month, and while it is great to have a whole month devoted to it, I think that every month should be. Anyways, I digress. Mental illness has come a long way from being damning to being accepted. However, negative stigmas still exist. And, they need to not. There are soContinue reading “Ending the Stigma Together”