Meet Julius Boatwright, Executive Director of the Will Allen Foundation and the dedicated social worker who founded the community-based social-service agency Steel Smiling. Julius has made great strides in the community by adopting a humanistic...
There is an idea in psychology that we all have something called a happiness set point. A happiness set point is a term used to describe our general level of happiness, and it is...
One of the most interesting areas of mental health research is “epigenetics”—the study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than changing the genetic code itself. In plain language, that means that...
Photo credit: SortOfNatural via: Flickr Positive self-talk can be an effective tool in boosting your mood. You can also reduce stress by eliminating negative self-talk. Learn more about the power of positive self-talk and stress management. Start...
Trigger Warning: Self Harm Earlier this week we wrote about traditional forms of self-injury behaviors that occur such as burning and cutting. These traditional behaviors usually leave a visible mark on a person’s body. However,...
Trigger Warning: Self Harm This is a personal story of recovery that was shared with a SOVA team member. Have you ever seen a classmate or friend walking around wearing a long-sleeve shirt even...
As the holiday season approaches, it’s good to be aware that the blues can overtake us. Many times, families have expectations that drive stress: either that things should be perfect; or that things will...
Yesterday, on the blog we talked about how you can strengthen your resilience, which can be a tool in our emotional first aid kit. Here are some more ways that you can strengthen this...
(written by one of our SOVA students) Resilience (or toughness) is a tool you can use to bounce back from stressful situations and to respond to life’s challenges. The United States Army Reserve developed...
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