From Pain to Pride: How Writing My Story Helped Heal My Trauma
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JAN. 14, 2022
By Carrie Cantwell
Simply put, I’ve been through some stuff. I’ve faced childhood trauma, the sudden loss of a parent and a lifelong battle with bipolar disorder. Through these challenges, writing about my experience…
Adopting a Cat Helped Me Find Recovery
BlogJAN. 12, 2022
By Anna Smith
It was November, just after I had been discharged from my fourth inpatient stay that year. I was depressed, anxious and unsure if I could finish out freshman year at my university. I had moved home so…
Understanding Mental Illness Triggers
BlogJAN. 10, 2022
By Katherine Ponte, JD, MBA, CPRP
A trigger, sometimes referred to as a stressor, is an action or situation that can lead to an adverse emotional reaction. In the context of mental illness, referring to triggers usually…
Return to Work: The New Normal Centers Mental Health
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JAN. 07, 2022
By Wema Hoover
What does return to the workplace look like after two years of empty offices, makeshift home offices and employees struggling to balance work and life demands? How do organizations create a workplace…
How You Can #Act4MentalHealth During the Next Legislative Session
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JAN. 05, 2022
By Jessica W. Hart and Brandon Graham
With most state legislatures convening in January, now is the perfect time to start getting ready to put mental health on the legislative agenda.
Together, let’s make mental…
How My Mental Health Support Group Became My Lifeline
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JAN. 03, 2022
By Betsey O'Brien
I’ll admit that the first time I entered the room, I was really, really scared.
It was my first time in a mental health support group. I felt uneasy, thinking about telling my family’s…
Recent Changes May Affect Access to an Important Medication
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DEC. 29, 2021
By Ken Duckworth, M.D.
Our team at NAMI remains focused on access to the best care, so we’re sharing information on changes to how the medication, clozapine, is prescribed and dispensed.
Clozapine is an effective…
How I Developed a Healthy Relationship with Exercise to Help My Mental Health
BlogDEC. 27, 2021
By Margot Harris
When things got bad, everyone told me to exercise.
“It always helps me to take a workout class — just to sweat a little,” my well-meaning friend said as she stroked my unwashed hair. “Just…
Taking the Leap of Faith to Healthy Self-Esteem
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DEC. 22, 2021
By Susie Moore
A young client of mine was recently describing her struggles with low self-esteem. She doesn’t like the way she looks on the outside or who she believes she is on the inside. She doesn’t see any…
Finding Reality Through Cartooning
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DEC. 20, 2021
By Lesley Paige
As an individual with bipolar I disorder, I experience paranoid delusions during manic episodes. Although medication reduces these symptoms, there have been times when my medication was not the appropriate…