When you are feeling worried or thinking too much, find ways to relax your mind and body. Remember to worry less to keep your body healthy and happy. If you or someone you know is experiencing anxiety, try some of these mindfulness activities to begin to manage these feelings. Learn More
CARING FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
In the midst of the current epidemic, it is crucial to make your mental health wellness a priority just as much as your physical health. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention recommends the following strategies to better care for your mental health. Learn More
Losing Control: How Addiction Transforms the Brain
By Martha McLaughlin The understanding that addiction is associated with changes in the brain was slow to come. For years, researchers were only able to examine brains after people had died, and they couldn’t see obvious differences between those who’d suffered from addiction and those who hadn’t. Fortunately, research tools have improved considerably, and we…
Male Friendship: An Investment in Mental Health and Wellbeing
By Melissa Riddle Chalos When it comes to friendship — and maintaining those relationships over time — men are certainly the more disadvantaged of the sexes. Generally speaking, women tend to nurture friendships over great distance and time with seemingly little effort. But for men, it can be difficult to do. We’ll get to why…