Mental health from the lens of a writer with lived experience
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How-tos, Guides, & Tutorials
Learn or teach mental health. My guides are visually engaging and full of information to guide you through complex mental health topics.
Whether you need help with coping skills or want a better idea of how to support someone with mental illness, my guides are sure to help you get through every step of the process.
How to Escape Social Isolation: The Ultimate Guide to Reconnection
In a stigma-ridden society, social isolation is becoming more common—and increasingly devastating. If you’re stuck in this cycle of distress, read this guide to learn how to escape and build meaningful connections.
What to Do if You Wake Up Feeling Depressed
Most of us know what a bad morning feels like. But some people experience a condition that makes their mornings come with severe depression. If that’s you, focus on changing the way your body responds to mornings. Here’s how.
What to Do if You’re Still Depressed After 30 Years
Not everyone is fortunate enough to recover from depression, which can be persistent or treatment-resistant and require less common treatments. This guide dives into options you might not have heard of, or those you need to know more about.
Mindfulness Starts with Loving Your Surroundings. Here’s What to Do if You Can’t
Appreciating the present isn’t easy when you live in environment you don’t like. But mindfulness starts with loving surroundings that may feel toxic. Learn how to get started in this helpful guide.
Depression 101: How Not to Wreck Your Mood
Feel like you know all about living well with depression? What about the actions that worsen your depression? Follow this guide to learn what not to do.
The Right Way to Support Someone Who Is Suicidal
There are ways people can support loved ones who are having suicidal thoughts provided they keep safety in mind as the number one priority. This guide will get you started.
Men’s Mental Health: How to Logically Think About Your Fear of Treatment
Men may avoid treatment for fear of stigma, judgment, or harsh treatment from others. But a logical thought process suggests treatment is nothing to fear. Here are the steps to think about your fear in a logical way.
Explainers
Unravel the complexities of psychology and behavioral health with these exemplary explainers on living well, empathy and pain management, and the driving factors behind climate anxiety. These are memorable, entertaining stories meant for personal enrichment.
Can Your Child Help You Manage Migraines? Understanding Childhood Empathy’s Impact on Pain Management
The pain of a migraine is severe and disabling. But children may express empathy in a way that can help parents increase their ability to manage. Learn more about empathy impact on pain management.
The Cannabis Withdrawal Symptoms No One Ever Talks About
More people are consuming cannabis regularly than ever. But not everyone is prepared for what happens after stopping use. Learn about the impact of less-common withdrawal symptoms and uncover secrets to managing Cannabis Withdrawal Syndrome.
Climate Anxiety 101: Understanding What’s Causing Our Distress
The pain of a migraine is severe and disabling. But children may express empathy in a way that can help parents increase their ability to manage.
What is Gangstalking? And How Do You Cope if You’re Being Targeted?
Research suggests communities have resorted to targeted harassment, or gangstalking to destabilize people and destroy them, a practice that is proven to put people living with mental health disorders at risk. Find out more and what to do if you feel like you’re being targeted.
Why Seasonal Affective Disorder Feels Worse As You Age
For adults who have Seasonal Affective Disorder, the winter season may feel even more unbearable as you grow older. Find out what’s happening that makes this phenomenon a reality.
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Lists
Get the most important facts, research, and tips for protecting your mental health and improving your life. Whether you’re battling depression or looking to let go of anger, these lists promote recovery and rapid self-growth.
Nine Lesser-Known Myths About Depression, Debunked
Myths about depression have persisted for centuries, causing widespread stigma.
The Top 10 Online Anger Management Resources, Ranked
I created a scoring system to rank these online anger management resources. Dive into this powerful list of courses and guides.
A Complete List of Things to Let Go of for a Brighter Weekend
Carrying stress into each week will weigh on you after a few months. Learn what thoughts are holding you back.
13 Tips to Help You Bounce Back When You're Broken
After a crisis, most people want a fast recovery. But bouncing back takes consideration of basic principals.
Beyond The News
Uncover several of the top stories in mental health that made headlines in recent years. Identify the best strategies for stopping your use of antidepressants, or find out more about an increase in teaching-involved stress in Australia.
Slowly Taper Off Antidepressants, New Research Warns. No Other Option Is Safe
Experts are warning that stopping antidepressant suddenly, or without psychological support, is not as safe as stopping use with a psychiatrist’s help. Find out why slow tapering will help you stay healthy and safe.
What’s Special About Sensitive People Now That Sensitivity is Linked to Mental Illness?
A new study shows a link between sensitivity and mental illness. But is sensitivity a bad thing? Not at all, research proves. Find out why sensitive people are great with people and likely to thrive in life.
No, Schizophrenia Cannot Be Cured with Dietary Changes. This is How the Disorder Is Treated
An alarming message regarding the treatment of schizophrenia surfaced live-on a news network, potentially leading to misinformation and confusion. Read more to learn about the truth about schizophrenia and what experts and medications work best.
Nine Out of Ten Australian Teachers Are Severely Stressed. (Plus, Three More Relevant Mental Health Statistics)
Teaching-involved stress is fast becoming a growing problem in Australia, as new research reveals an alarming number of Australian teachers suffer from burnout and stress, even as additional studies reveal high rates of stress among teachers worldwide,
A Woman Set Up A Therapy Booth for People with Trump-Induced Anxiety. Too Far Away? These Powerful Changes Can Help
President Trump’s policies have stirred up anxiety among Americans, prompting on woman to set up a booth to support who feel overwhelmed. Here’s the story, and what you can do if you’re too far from the booth.
Suicide Rates Are Increasing Among Black Youth: 5 Ways Fellow Students Can Be Supportive
New research highlights an increase in suicidal behaviors among black youth. Schools and communities play a role in helping to promote suicide prevention awareness. This article provides guidance and support for getting involved.
Profiles
Behind every innovation or reform is a memorable historical figure. Profiles are the types of pieces that shine light on the work, accomplishments, and lives of these figures. Get a glimpse of remarkable pioneers who fought tirelessly to create pathways in psychology.
Remembering Dr. Maxie Clarence Maultsby Jr., Founder of Rational Behavior Therapy
The great psychiatrist created a self-counseling approach that would change how therapy worked forever. Find out about Dr. Maultsby’s work and accomplishments and learn why his methods were so influential.
Uncategorized
Browse through some of my best writing from over the years that didn’t fall into any specific category of article writing.
Is the News Causing You Stress? A Mental Health Advocate Explains How to Cope
Headline anxiety refers to a clinically unrecognized condition in which people experience stress, anxiety, worry, or depression while viewing news broadcasts or reading. Read this article if headlines ares causing you stress and you’ll uncover tips and strategies for coping.
Having Hope While Facing Hardship
Having hope isn’t easy when you’re experiencing hardship. But learning how to hold onto hope will help you live well and beyond a daily struggle.
How a Housing Worker Kept Me from Being Housed
Year after year, as homelessness began taking its toll on my mental and physical health, I gradually began to realize that I should have never spent a day on the streets.
What to Do When Depression Gets Bad? Remember Why You Laughed. Here's Why
When depression strikes hard, almost nothing seems to work, and the idea of laughter may seem like a long way away. But if possible, embracing laughter is important for a few unusual reasons worth recognizing.
Depressed? No Coffee? These Eight Symptoms Will Have You Begging for Spare Change
For people with depression, caffeine provides an unmistakeable boost. Not only a boost—but a strong sense of relief and empowerment. Without a daily caffeine regimen, people with depression can expect to feel discomfort.
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Social Media Graphics
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