For many survivors, routine keeps us safe. That same familiarity means you never have to deal with the unexpected, but it can also leave you stuck. It's hard to develop resilience without occasionally...

Who Needs Friends? Everyone. Also a Book Review

Humor can be a useful mood tool, but timing matters. A new review found that laughter may help more once depression has eased than during a severe episode.

Surveys do seem to paint a clear picture, and this is the one bit you should remember, especially if you’re a parent: In a national study on mental health stigma and help-seeking among teens in the...

This is only the most recent research showing the negative impacts of loneliness and social isolation on mental and physical health. And yet, we live in a world that continues to make it harder and harder...

Healing the Whole Family is a graphic story written by Grace Chiang in collaboration with mental wellness consultant Eunice Yuen and artist Nealie Ngo. The...

Insomnia may be linked to an increased risk of stroke, dementia and several mental health conditions, a new study finds.

The off-week trip through 24 years of blog posts.

We are failing to protect kids from trauma, and them failing to provide proper resources to assist them after that trauma. There's no nice way to put this failure.

A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.

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When someone is struggling with thoughts of suicide, the warning signs are not always obvious. While talking about wanting to die or expressing feelings of hopelessness are signs to take seriously, changes...

The point, however, is that having intrusive thoughts, anxious thoughts, is something we can talk about, even make jokes about. It happens. We can't always control what messages our brains want to send...

Living with both anxiety and depression can significantly impact your life. Tips, like developing healthy habits and taking supplements, may help you cope.

Intrusive thoughts, irrational fears, and a brain that doesn’t always know best

I don't always recognize myself as a survivor of emotional abuse, because the physical and sexual abuse was more obvious and memorable, but this description sounds familiar, and the reality of shame because...

Facebook is hosting huge numbers of horrifying AI-generated videos of violent child abuse, and Meta is barely taking them down.

This is a traumatic date - yesterday was an important date too.

Content warning: this article mentions suicide and suicidal thoughts

It’s September - World Suicide Prevention Day is Next Week

It’s September - World Suicide Prevention Day is Next Week

We often underestimate how much small talk can impact our wellbeing. Research shows that even brief conversations with strangers can boost our happiness and sense of connection, but fear and anxiety often...

Does toxic positivity make you want to punch people in the throat? Let’s separate the lies from the truth, and discuss how to navigate these frustrating platitudes. Toxic Positivity- Ew! Snar…

Carroll: New Orleans students are not getting the mental health support they need. They told us that because we asked. The least we can do is listen.

I'm not sure what the solution to this is. I imagine it is likely some combination of better healthcare resources, better communities, recognizing the need to support caretakers at home and work, etc....

Because of this stigma, articles like the one above become rare, and important reads. The stories shared in it might feel familiar to you as you read them, or they may help you understand what many survivors...

Research shows we underestimate how much other people want to connect.

The off-week trip through 24 years of blog posts.

It's one thing to encourage trauma survivors to ask for help. It's quite another to make sure the help available to them won't make things worse. There are too many unsafe people in this world who would...

Out of my normal routine

Out of my normal routine

We could make a massive improvement in society's mental health by getting involved earlier, but we somehow continue to do very little and hope it won't get worse. 

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A new, large-scale Curtin University study has found children who experience parental loss are twice as likely to develop a mental health disorder, compared to those living with both parents.

Learn the fundamentals of psychological wellness and find expert educational tools to foster open conversations about mental health.

Estrangement is rarely caused by childhood abuse or a pushy therapist. Instead, it reveals a collision between two ideas of what family should be.

What shapes our mental health? It is easy to imagine psychological distress as something that exists entirely within an individual, a chemical imbalance, a diagnosis,...

It makes sense; sports can become a community, and we know how much that can benefit our mental health:

The real question is not whether to meditate or medicate, but what support is needed to heal.

What makes America different when it comes to Mental Health?

Today, young people are more likely to report it. This is a good thing, but it raises the question of whether the increases are real, as opposed to people being more likely to report struggling. This...

Since 2020, the world has faced historic events, leading to a rise in moral fatigue as we strive to understand and respond to these challenges.

Since 2020, the world has faced historic events, leading to a rise in moral fatigue as we strive to understand and respond to these challenges.

What makes America different when it comes to Mental Health?

It turns out that young people aren't just being silly when they use AI to help with their mental health. They get real benefits from it, despite all the risks that come along with those benefits: