Mental Health Matters Resources
Each of us experience a different mental health journey. Mental Health Matters explores topics we might face including resources we can use to support our mental health as well as those around us.
When Upsetting Events Happen, Take Care of Yourself First
Unfortunately, it’s happening too often. Three critical, traumatic events incidents in less than 24 hours with graphic pictures and nonstop news coverage splashed across our screens.
While none of us can personally do anything about those&n…
Enjoying Summer Season Benefits – Getting Outside for Your Health and Self-Care
Some of us have been waiting for it-this is the month for the longest daylight of the year, the 21st, a welcome antidote for the short, dark days of winter, when we go to work in the dark and it’s already dark before we leave. Cheer up. It’s…
A Letter From One Veteran to Another
It’s been a few years since you were in the service and your hair is a little longer, you wake up a little later, and you’ve probably called in to skip work once or twice because you just didn’t feel like going in. You’ve got a new routine that doe…
Mom to Moms – Tips to Cope When Your Emotional Tank Is Running Dry
If you’ve ever felt like your emotional tank is running dry, you’re not alone. The good news is there are ways to fix that weary drain before it drags you down.
We don’t have to be “everything to everyone.”
Teacher, nurse, chef, maid, f…
13 Reasons Why – Be Informed About the Latest Buzz
There’s lots of talk going around about the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. It portrays the fictional story about a 17-yr. old girl who takes her own life and leaves behind 13 recordings explaining not only the reasons why she did it, but…
It Takes a Village – Reaching Out to Care for Seniors
We’ve heard the phrase most often applied to raising children, but “It takes a village” can and often should be applied as well to caring for people at the opposite end of the age spectrum. In either case, the “village” emphasizes the importa…
Youth Transitions – Mixing Celebrations With Uncertainty
Kids are already counting the days until school’s out and they are free! Well, at least, that’s what they’re feeling. Getting outside and having fun, heading for the pool, or enjoying longer times with friends are high priorities.
But these time…
A Good Belly Laugh Can Help Your Brain… and Your Belly
We all have a bad day now and then. You know, those days when you wake up grumpy and nothing seems to go your way–remember Alexander and his “terrible, horrible, no good very bad day?” But then your pet or your kid does something really cute that m…
Stressed? Tired of Sitting? Try Desk-Exercise!
It often hits as the mid-afternoon slump. More yawns, more thoughts of nap time, or just the desk blahs.
It prompts lots of people to hustle for the double-C pick-up: Caffeine and Candy. Despite the fact it’s not too healthy, it also doesn’t las…
Three Easy Ways to Spring Into Health
Although it seems the holidays were just here, the Spring Equinox is on March 20. For some, Spring can be a time of cleaning and renewal, but for others, sometimes it doesn’t seem as hopeful as we’d like. Taking some time to focus on our needs and…
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