There tends to be some dilemma that happens when people try to differentiate between the concepts of emotional and mental health. A few issues arise, one being that people see…
The iconic psychoanalyst, Sigmund Freud, once famously said, “Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.” Of course, we are not flowers, are we? Rather, we…
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) recently reported that “1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year.” That is nearly 60 million people; about 30% of the…
In January of 2023, the White House released a statement stating there were “107,477 predicted overdose deaths in the 12-month period ending in August 2022.” Believe it or not, these…
According to a recent Pew Research Center analysis survey, “At least four-in-ten U.S. adults (41%) have experienced high levels of psychological distress at least once since the early stages of…
Over the last 100 years, there is probably no better example of a unified crisis than the COVID-19 pandemic. One would be hard-pressed to find an individual that wasn't affected…
The 20th Century Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, once said, “In order to heal others, we first need to heal ourselves. And to heal ourselves, we need to know…
According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (OASH), “About half of all people in the United States will be diagnosed with a mental disorder at some point…
Mental illness is a real struggle that many Americans face. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 1 in 5 U.S. adults struggle with some mental illness,…