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  • Raising Awareness: Men’s Health Month sheds light on crucial issues

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    Brody Wooddell June is a month dedicated to raising awareness about men’s health. Men’s Health Month serves as an essential reminder to prioritize and address the unique health challenges faced by men. It is an opportunity to shed light on crucial issues and promote a proactive approach towards men’s well-being. The State of Men’s Health…

  • 11 Tools to Cope With Burnout and Overwhelm

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    Ravi Chandra M.D., D.F.A.P.A. ​Burnout is a major and growing problem. The pandemic and stresses of multiple cultural traumas, including the quest for racial justice and equity for all, including sexual and gender minorities, have taken a great toll. The National Academy of Medicine has produced a report on health force well-being, and the American Psychiatric Association estimates two out of five psychiatrists…

  • 5 Self-Soothing Techniques

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    Tchiki Davis, Ph.D. Self-soothing is defined as an individual’s efforts or capacity to calm themselves while in a state of emotional distress (Wright, 2009). It is a key aspect of well-being as it helps us stay regulated and calm (take the well-being quiz here to learn more about your well-being). We learn many of our self-soothing patterns…

  • Addiction Counseling

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    Empowering paths to recovery and healing. Rubin Khoddam Ph.D. Approximately 20 million Americans aged 12 or older battled a substance use disorder in 2020. Addiction counseling is a specialized form of therapy designed to address the underlying causes of addiction. Addiction counseling can increase self-awareness, strengthen coping mechanisms, and help prevent relapse. Addiction is a…

  • Health Anxiety: Inflating the Likelihood of Serious Disease

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    Brittney Chesworth Ph.D., LCSW With health anxiety, we tend to overestimate the likelihood of severe disease. Learning how to challenge thinking errors is critical to see the probability of a threat more accurately. Examining the evidence is a cognitive behavioral therapy technique to help reframe thoughts. It is well-known among health anxiety researchers and clinicians…

  • Supporting Mental Health Through Disaster Prevention

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    Ilan Kelman Ph.D. The phrase “natural disasters” is a misnomer, because we can choose to avoid harm from the environment’s perils. Gaming can change our psychology by instilling cooperative strategies necessary for preventing disasters. Producing confidence in avoiding disasters can help our mental health. Imagining a disaster is scary. Contemplating death, disruption, and devastation can…

  • Focus on Children’s Wellness: Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week

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    Weil Cornell Medicine It’s normal for children to experience sadness, irritability and anxiety every now and then. Sometimes it can be hard to tell whether your child is dealing with standard day-to-day stressors, such as juggling homework, sports, and social activities, or if it’s something more serious.   In observance of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, Weill…

  • Mental Health Awareness Month Facts

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    National Council for Mental Well Being Each May, the National Council observes Mental Health Awareness Month, a national event to bring attention to the importance of mental health. To help raise awareness in your community, we compiled publications, toolkits, original content and other learning materials for you to take advantage of throughout the month. Help…

  • You Can’t Control Your Teen, But You Can Influence Them

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    Emily R. Kline Ph.D. Teens of overly-controlling parents are likely to circumvent the rules or withdraw emotionally, damaging the parent-child relationship. The less parents engage in a power struggle, the more likely teens are to relate from a place of maturity. Parents who are able to position themselves as trusted, credible advisors are more likely…

  • Depression, Serotonin, and the Gut

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    Team Biotic – Nicole Cain, ND, MA New findings explore SSRI efficacy and dysbiosis in major depressive disorder. A new report indicates a direct correlation between gut dysbiosis, major depressive disorder, and SSRI efficacy. Although the gut makes more than 90% of the body’s serotonin, gut-derived serotonin does not cross the blood-brain barrier. Instead, a…