mental health awareness month

Marriage and Mental Health: How to Support a Spouse With Depression

Marriage and Mental Health: How to Support a Spouse With Depression

Depression can have devastating effects on those who suffer from it and their loved ones. If your spouse or partner is suffering from depression, the symptoms can have a strained impact on your marriage. However, your support is vital to helping your spouse as they work to overcome their mental health struggles. Keep reading to learn what you can do to help.

What are the 5 Stages of Mental Health Recovery?

What are the 5 Stages of Mental Health Recovery?

There are 5 stages of mental health recovery. The stages include accepting support, educating yourself, taking action, building the framework, and committing to recovery. Each stage involves different aspects of seeking help, gaining insight, implementing tools, finding fulfillment, and making a commitment to ongoing recovery.

What is the Difference Between Meditation and Mindfulness?

 What is the Difference Between Meditation and Mindfulness?

It can be all too easy for people to conflate the ideas of meditation and mindfulness. Understandable since the two terms are often used interchangeably. So is there a difference between meditation and mindfulness? The simple answer is yes. Read on to learn what the difference between meditation and mindfulness is.

5 Mindfulness Hacks to Step Up Your Recovery

5 Mindfulness Hacks to Step Up Your Recovery

Speeding up your recovery from substance abuse can be difficult. But you can make it easier for yourself. Your diet, physical health, and even the people around you all can help you in big ways. How? Here are five mindfulness hacks to step up your recovery journey.

The Science Behind Depression & Anxiety

The Science Behind Depression & Anxiety

Feelings of anxiety or symptoms of depression may feel like a result of circumstances going on outside, but in reality, they are caused by what's going on inside. Two people may go through identical circumstances and respond differently depending on their background, current life circumstances, and chemical makeup. When a person is experiencing the symptoms of anxiety and depression, what exactly is going on inside their bodies?

Mindfulness Doesn’t Work For Me, What Now?

Mindfulness Doesn’t Work For Me, What Now?

Mindfulness and meditation are considered cornerstones of good mental health. But what if it doesn’t work for you? If so, don't worry; you are not alone. Mental health is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor, and just as humans are different, so will our responses differ. We break down what mindfulness is and what you can try if you don’t find it helpful.

How to Combat Mental Health Stigma

How to Combat Mental Health Stigma

Stigmatizing mental health conditions creates a vicious cycle that prevents people from seeking the help they need due to fear of social repercussions. The consequences of stigma can be devastating and the only way to beat stigma is to fight against it. So how can we do this?

How to Make A Mental Health Recovery Plan

How to Make A Mental Health Recovery Plan

Addiction and mental health are so heavily intertwined that it's impossible to focus on one without looking at the other. It has long been proven that addiction and recovery are as mental as they are physical.