Welcome, dear readers to Wellness Tool Wednesday! I want to start this first offering of our newly introduced topic by asking, how are you today? Go ahead, I’ll wait. Take your time if you need some. It seems simple, right?
Mythbusting: Anti-stigma mental health advocacy is not “done.” Not by a long shot.
We’re nearing the end of mental health month, so I’d like to talk a little bit about anti-stigma campaigns, public awareness, and advocacy. There seems to be this belief that combating stigma is something that’s largely “done.” People think this
Bipolar Disorder Type II: All About My Diagnosis with Amanda Kearney-Smith
The Bipolar Roller Coaster Whenever I hear this Katy Perry song on the radio I cringe because of this lyric… “Someone call the doctor, got a case of love bipolar, stuck on a roller coaster, and I can’t get off
Peer Support Specialist Saturday: Chrissie Hodges
Introducing OCD Recovery Consultant Chrissie Hodges Welcome to another first recurring blog topic! Once every 2-3 months, we’re interviewing a peer support worker currently employed in Colorado. We want to give future workers an idea of what they can expect
Mindfulness Monday: Easing into Mindfulness Practice
Note from Kate: Welcome to the first of our recurring blog topics! This week, we’re having Mindfulness Monday, which is all about ideas for implementing mindfulness practice into your life. If you like this topic, make sure to click on
Why Mental Health Awareness Month?
Each May our community recognizes mental health awareness month, a tradition that has existed since 1949 in an effort to shed light on the “normalcy” of mental illness. (1) Is it working? Hard to say. Granted we’ve moved away