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Category: Emotional
Unlocking the Power of Mindfulness: A Path to Pain Relief and Emotional Resilience
Struggling with chronic pain, addiction, or overwhelming stress? Explore how mindfulness, backed by scientific research, offers a powerful, non-invasive approach to managing pain and improving mental health. Learn practical steps to start your journey toward a healthier, more resilient life.
10 Ways to Protect Against the Dangers of Online Validation
In today’s interconnected world, social media platforms have become more than just digital spaces for interaction; they’ve transformed into powerful tools that influence our perceptions, behaviors, and emotions. While these platforms offer myriad benefits, from staying connected with loved ones to accessing global news, the increasing quest for online validation has unveiled some of their darker aspects.
World Health Organization Officially Says Being Transgender Is Not A Mental Illness
As people around the world don rainbow swag in celebration of International Pride, the World Health Organization (WHO) has come out with an announcement of its own. For the first time since 1992, the organization issued a major revision to its international manual of diagnoses and, among other things, a major shift in the way…
I have compassion for everyone struggling with depression except me.
My earliest memories of stifling depression go back to the age of 7. By stifling, I mean the kind of clinical depression that courses through your veins, colors every thought, and places such a metaphorical weight on you that you feel unable to move in both literal and figurative ways. Depression is a disease of…
Sandy’s Story: 7 years after Alzheimer’s diagnosis, ‘there’s still a good life’
(CNN)When he first sees me, Sandy Halperin always gives a surprised snort and then a cackle of delight. Before I know it, I’m enveloped in a bear hug, snuggled close and patted heartily on the back. If I’m lucky and Sandy remembers that he really likes me, I’ll get a back scratch too, a true…
How To Practice Self Care On A Bad Mental Health Day
God & Man When your mental illness is so bad, you can’t get out of bed, when even the idea of facing the world is terrifying, I want you to remember that you are allowed to practice self care. You are allowed to stay home from school or work (you will not be able to…
Life lessons from Sarah Silverman on depression, body image and more
(CNN)At just 45 years old, actress and comedian Sarah Silverman has lived. This article was originally published in 2015. To hear from other comedy greats, watch CNN’s “The History of Comedy” on Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. You know who she is even though it might be hard to pinpoint what for. Maybe it’s from…