Smiling Mind App Review
The Smiling Mind app is a free app for iOS and Android that has meditation exercises geared for age groups! We think this is really cool because meditation for a 10 year old is...
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Understanding Section 504
Do you ever feel like you’re struggling at school? Do you ever feel like your depression or anxiety gets in the way of your learning? Maybe Section 504 can help. What is Section 504?...
Emotion Search
Barbara Fredrickson, a researcher who studies positivity, found that negative emotions not only make us feel lousy, but they also get in the way of healthy functioning. Any kind of positivity is healthier for...
Therapy: it really does work
How could simply talking to someone make you feel better? Sometimes when you feel so bad you think there’s nothing anyone could possible say that would help or make you feel better. Yet therapy helps millions...
Worry Stones
Have you heard of “worry stones” before? A worry stone is a stone that you can carry in your pocket (or anywhere on you) that can be useful in helping to relieve anxiety or...
How To Use Empathy
This video was based on a TED talk by Dr. Brené Brown. She is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent more than a decade studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness,...
Is it just a phase?
So you might feel like things irritate you more than other people? And that sometimes you’d rather be alone and just not hang out with your friends. Aren’t people your age supposed to be moody? You...
Interpersonal Therapy
We don’t live our lives in a bubble. Whether we want to or not we have to live with each other and this can affect our day-to-day experiences. Interpersonal therapy, or IPT, is a type...
Social Media Can Induce Feelings of Anxiety
Social media can produce high levels of stress and anxiety. Sharing and posting aspects of your life with others is the purpose of social media but it can lead to negative outcomes. These negative outcomes can...
Female Celebrities Discuss Mental Health
Check out this video of some awesome celebrities discussing their experiences with mental illness and working on mental health. These women are using their platform to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health. Did one...
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