In this article for Mind, Laura Dernie talks about how baking helped her tackle depression after the birth of her children. As she explains, in 2009 she was diagnosed with depression. At her most ill she found herself having irrational … Continue reading
Fifteen years after the last episode of Mister Rogers aired on August 31, 2001, its spirit of affirmation lives on in an unlikely place—the modern advice column, according to this piece in the Atlantic. Dear Sugar, Ask Andrew W.K., Ask … Continue reading
Neuroscientist and addiction specialist Jim Pfaus says that stress can cause a natural high by activating the arousal and attention centers in our nervous system, according to this article in Business Insider. Pfaus explains that “stressors can also wake up … Continue reading
A 2014 review published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examined the link between diet and depression risk and found that a diet consisting mainly of fruit, vegetables, fish, and whole grains was significantly associated with a reduced risk … Continue reading
Ed Shoener wrote an amazing obituary in the Washington Post about his daughter, Katie, who died from suicide. There’s refreshing and helpful advice about the tools all of us need in our mental health first aid kids. Here is the … Continue reading
A new study by researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, reveals a promising trend concerning the mental health of aging adults: we seem to get better over time. “Their improved sense of psychological well-being was linear … Continue reading