“Find That One Little Light That’s Left…”
“I learned that my sadness never destroyed what was great about me. You just have to go back to that greatness, find that one little light that’s left. I’m lucky I found a glimmer...
Tagged: mental health
Breakdown of the Diagnosis: Bipolar Disorder
The mental health diagnosis Bipolar Disorder has been mentioned on SOVA before. We thought it would be good to provide some information about the diagnosis. Bipolar disorder causes drastic changes in mood, energy, and...
Stand Together Staff Interview
Stand Together is an amazing initiative located across Allegheny County. The program joins with local youth to break down the stigma associated with mental illness and substance use disorders. Recently, we did a post on...
The DBSA Young Adult Podcast Series
This week, we have an awesome resource to share with our users. The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is a website dedicated to providing support to individuals who have mood disorders. Mood disorders...
Where Does the Pain Go?
There are many different models and methods of looking at and explaining mental health. “Where Does The Pain GO?” was a conference series hosted by the Community Empowerment Association (CEA) in Pittsburgh that used...
What to Expect on Your First Day of Therapy
Many people are reluctant about starting therapy or counseling. There are a number of unknowns and reasons that can create this hesitation. Therefore, we thought it would be good to address some common parts of...
Tips for Dealing with Depression
Recently, we introduced Dr. Erika Forbes, a professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. Now that you know a little bit more about her and the studies she conducts, we wanted...
Professional Spotlight: Dr. Erika Forbes
Three team members of the SOVA Project recently sat down to interview Dr. Erika Forbes. Dr. Forbes is a Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Forbes is also...
What do all these letters mean?
You may have seen them before when navigating in the mental health world…MD, LPC, MFT, LCSW, PhD…what do they all mean?! Here is a very brief introduction to what some of these different...
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