Prisoners who practice meditation twice a day experience less stress and fewer mental health issues than inmates who don’t meditate, according to study results reported in an article in Reuters. Prisoners in the meditation group reported significantly larger reductions in … Continue reading
Meditation Brings Stress Relief to Prisoners
Monthly Archives: October 2016The Think Piece Interview: Ron Capps
Ron Capps has had one fascinating career. He’s served in five wars in 10 years. Think about that for a moment. That’s a lot of war. He’s seen a lot of things. Things he can’t forget, things that visit him … Continue reading
Good News: Math Exercises Can Help With Mental Health. Bad News: Math.
So check this out. It turns out that engaging a specific part of the brain during mental math exercises is connected with better emotional health, according to an article in PsyPost. The research may lead to new brain training strategies … Continue reading
The Toxic Nature of Perfectionism
The Guardian recently published a piece on perfectionism, which can lead to such mental health issues as depression, anxiety, and more. According to the piece, perfectionism mostly affects women. A U.S. survey in 2009 found that women are more likely … Continue reading
The Profound Mental Health Benefits of Journaling
It should come as no surprise that writing in a journal can help with stress. This is confirmed by research from the University of Rochester Medical Center. Journaling can help you identify what’s causing you stress, which can help with … Continue reading
Training Your Brain To Be Fearless
It sounds almost too good to be true but it’s possible, according to new research reported in the Huffington Post. Turns out our stresses and anxieties have one thing in common: they are sensed by a pair of patches of … Continue reading
The Think Piece Interview: Blair Braverman
Blair Braverman is an author who lives up to her name. Brave in enduring crazy-cold temperatures in Norway and Alaska. Brave to take up dog-sled racing as a native Californian. Brave to endure sexual violence with strength. Brave to write … Continue reading
Mental Health and Breakfast: A Delicious Opportunity
Breakfast is a great opportunity for you to give yourself a good start to your day, and can be particularly important if you struggle with a mental health condition, including anxiety and depression. Experts have observed positive effects of the … Continue reading
A Growing Epidemic: Smokers With a Mental Illness
One of the great public health triumphs of the past century has been the steady decrease in cigarette smoking. Yet there is one group that has not benefited from this progress: persons with mental illness. Today, smoking rates among adults … Continue reading
Fighting Your Own Brain: Sometimes, a Necessity
We love this essay that Annemarie Dooling wrote about her bipolar disorder and depression for Quartz called “What It’s Like To Fight Your Own Brain.” She writes about how her mental illness accelerated after her mother died, which resulted in … Continue reading