Deep Breathing Exercises You Can Do Anywhere!
When you think about stressful situations that you face often, what comes to mind? It could be school, work, or even being around family and friends. Some of us may be easily overwhelmed by...
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Healthy Ways to Express Your Emotions
Emotions are a part of life. Many of us experience a wide variety of emotions from joy to sadness to excitement and anger. Allowing yourself to feel different emotions without judgment is an important...
Peer Support: What is it, and Why Does it Matter?
If you are facing a challenging situation, who do you turn to? Your first instinct may be to reach out to someone with similar experience. This kind of help is called peer support. Peer...
Do I blame myself?
A common mindset among those who are diagnosed with mental illnesses is wondering if it’s something that they brought onto themselves. There may be guilt associated with it, like the person thinking they did...
Challenging Negative Thoughts
Stop being so negative! Are these words familiar to you? Everyone has negative thoughts from time to time. Negative thinking is helpful when it protects us from dangerous situations or motivates us to complete...
Tips for Improving Your Journaling Practice in the New Year
In a previous blog, we talked about setting New Year’s Resolutions. A common goal for the New Year is to start journaling, but why? Studied by the University of Rochester Medical Center, journaling can...
Navigating Social Media in the New Year
There are always common types of resolutions that are made as the new year begins. One such resolution is to use social media less (ironically, you may have seen someone say this on social...
Addressing In-School Disciplinary Concerns Post-Covid
Post-COVID schools across the nation have seen an increase of in-school conflict. In one survey, the National Center for Educational Statistics found over 84% of schools believe the pandemic impacted the emotional and behavioral...
Benefits of Eucalyptus
As someone who has anxious moments, I’ve found that different scents are very calming to me such as lavender, peppermint, and eucalyptus. I’ve been aware of lavender’s calming benefits for a while, but have...
Cultural Competency in Mental Health Care
We are all influenced by our culture; the languages we speak, our beliefs, values, practices and goals. Our cultural background affects the way we express our feelings and emotions, and how we cope with...
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