4 Practical Ways of Dealing with Illness

Illnesses often come in different shapes and forms as well as catch you unaware a lot of the time. They can completely throw your life off track, however, it’s key that you explore practical ways of coping. Although some illnesses are more severe than others, you should find solace in the fact that there are [...]

By |2018-07-24T16:02:10-04:00July 24th, 2018|Guest Blog, Guest Blogs, Mental Illness|Comments Off on 4 Practical Ways of Dealing with Illness

How to Ensure You Are Getting the Right Mental Health Care

Having a mental health problem can be debilitating, especially when it starts to affect how you go about your daily life, or when you start to feel as though you are no longer the person you used to be. In the United States and all around the world, a sharp rise in mental health diagnoses [...]

By |2018-03-27T14:32:46-04:00March 22nd, 2018|Caregiving, Guest Blog, Guest Blogs, Mental Illness, Relationships|Comments Off on How to Ensure You Are Getting the Right Mental Health Care

Foods For Thought

The phrase ‘you are what you eat’ was coined by Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in his book ‘Physiologie du Gout, ou Meditations de Gastronomie Transcendante’ which was published in1826. Brillat-Savarin wrote of the correlation between diet and, in this instance, gout; but it wasn’t until the 1920s that this phrase becomes part of the everyday vernacular. If [...]

By |2020-01-31T11:45:11-05:00February 23rd, 2018|Guest Blog, Guest Blogs, Guest Post, Mental Illness|2 Comments

Guest Article: A Loved One’s Perspective on Mental Illness

A Guest Article by Debra Wyatt My name is Debra Wyatt. I am a thirty-five year old mother to a toddler, wife to an amazing man, and I work full-time. I grew up with two older brothers, which made me the baby and little sister. My oldest brother and I are 6 years apart and [...]

By |2017-07-15T13:40:29-04:00July 15th, 2017|Advocacy, Caregiving, Guest Blog, Guest Blogs, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Guest Article: A Loved One’s Perspective on Mental Illness

Beating Depression without Drugs: It’s Possible

From time to time I allow guest articles on my site — generally covering points of views that I may disagree with or don’t understand. It’s important to me that all sides of mental illness is covered; not just my point of view. This is one of those guest posts by Maggie Hammond. (views and [...]

By |2020-05-29T12:09:44-04:00June 12th, 2017|Guest Blog, Guest Blogs, Guest Post, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Beating Depression without Drugs: It’s Possible