The Joy of Giving Lasts Longer Than the Joy of Getting
The happiness we feel after a particular event or activity diminishes each time we experience that event, a phenomenon known...
Mental Health
The mental health section provides informative articles, the latest research, and resources related to the mental well-being of groups/individuals.
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Music: The Secret to Mental Health and Balance While Aging
No matter where you travel, you’ll notice one universal truth — music has a very particular and powerful hold on...
Important Things An Active Person Should Know About Feet
Most of us take thousands of steps a day by foot. An active person or someone who participates in sports...
The Mind-Body Connection
One of the most important things I learned from my experience of depression was how closely linked my physical and...
Family Team Time
It will come as no shock to most parents that a significant amount of time per week is spent running...
The Power of Language and Labels
A while ago I posted a meme which said, “Better to have lost in love than to live with a...
Under Pressure to Hide Your True Self
As it turns out, the behaviour of people around us is contagious. This is truer the closer these relationships are...
Is It More Than Just A Shooting?
Several articles in response to the shootings in Minnesota, New Orleans, and Dallas point fingers at PTSD and mental illness....
The Surprising Downside to Mental Health Awareness
It's common knowledge our society isn’t great with mental health. We don’t talk about it enough and invalidate those who...
Personality Disorders: How They Affect You
Most people get along with others. There might be the odd bit of friction between a person or two, but...
10 Healthy Snacks for Athletes
As an athlete, you aren’t going to get anywhere close to a good performance on an empty stomach. On the...
Four Calming Techniques to Improve Your Mental Health
If you are like me and the other nearly 325,000,000 trillion people in the U.S., you have experienced stress. From...
Service Through the Written Word
When was the last time you read a book or an article and felt like it had been written just...
Operation Surf Uses Surfing to Help Veterans
Photo Credit: ESPN Every day roughly twenty veterans commit suicide. It is estimated that 22% of all suicide deaths in...
Using Deliberate Practice to Improve Social Work Practice
Every field from sports and entertainment to science and politics include individuals who excel, those who are average and those...
Busy Parenting: Spending Time With Kids Is About Quality Not Quantity
Social engagements, playdates, extra-circular activities, meal preps, homework, school drop off and pick up, bath's, medical appointments, cleaning, washing clothes,...
How to Maintain Mental Health When Diagnosed with a Physical Illness
A diagnosis of a physical disease or ailment is the last thing anyone wants to encounter in their lifetime. Humans...
What is Social Emotional Learning?
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) defines social and emotional learning (SEL) as "The process through which...
Study Highlights Racism, Sexual Assault as Contributors to College Mental Health Challenges
A text mining analysis of academic and news articles related to mental health issues in higher education finds that racism,...
Self-Regulation Significant to Overcoming Early Adversity in Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Self-regulation may hold the key to helping young adults overcome their risk for developing alcohol and drug problems, according to...
