My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 7, 2021

When I was growing up, no one ever made a connection between perfectionism and mental health. But the more I learn about mental health, the more I’ve learned that it’s not so black and white. With all that said, is perfectionism connected to mental health? Psychology Today.

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My Brains Not Broken

MAY 30, 2023

As we reach the end of Mental Health Awareness Month , I’d like to reflect a little bit. I often reflect on the state of mental health; I try to figure out how we, as a society, view mental health and wellness. In the year since the last Mental Health Awareness Month, have we improved things?

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My Brains Not Broken

MAY 31, 2022

Every year when I reach the end of Mental Health Awareness Month , I try to reflect. I reflect on mental health in the state of my community, my city and my country, and I wonder if anything has happened this month that could lead to substantial change. This year, I have to say I’m a little discouraged.

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My Brains Not Broken

JULY 7, 2022

I’m tired of seeing mental illness get weaponized. Tired of seeing mental health being brought up in bad faith, in harmful, disingenuous and shameful ways that undo the work people have put in for decades to shrink the stigma surrounding mental health. You want to talk about mental health issues?

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My Brains Not Broken

OCTOBER 21, 2021

A lot of people face mental health challenges on a daily basis. That might sound like it’s a lot to deal with, but there’s something that’s easy to forget when we talk about mental health and the challenges that people can face – each person, and each challenge, is unique.

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 21, 2023

When it comes to mental health terms, I’d guess that the word “symptoms” is very well-known. What Are Symptoms of Mental Health Issues? Per the Cambridge Dictionary , a symptom is defined as: “any feeling of illness or physical or mental change that is caused by a particular disease.”

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My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 4, 2024

This year, I’d like to take the focus off me and put it back on mental health. There are many ways we can try to grow in the new year, but how can we do it with our mental health? Here are five mental health tips as you build and grow your mental wellness in 2024. Start where you are.

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My Brains Not Broken

JULY 19, 2022

, today I wanted to write about how that makes me feel because here’s a secret: part of the reason I feel stagnant is because in many ways, my mental health is improving. When I talk about my own mental health, one of the words I use most is the word stagnant.

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Social Work.Career

JANUARY 13, 2025

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 20 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health.

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My Brains Not Broken

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s likely that you’ve heard about mental health stigma but as I’ve shared before this stigma can be perpetuated in a number of ways. Self-stigma is one of the less talked about ways that the mental health stigma is circulated. American Psychiatric Association. How Does It Show Up In Our Lives?

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Gateway Foundation

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The holiday season can be a time of joy, togetherness, and celebration, but for those struggling with substance use or mental health disorders, it can also be a difficult and isolating time. Overcoming the challenges of the holiday season while navigating mental health is no easy feat.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Mental health matters for people of every age, race and demographic, but an area that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves is in young people. It might not be news to some, but the numbers are rising year after year when it comes to young people dealing with mental health disorders and mental illness.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Mental health is important for everyone, but it’s especially important to spotlight teenagers and mental health. Mental health is important for people of all ages, but there is a clear need for mental health awareness and education with teens.

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 23, 2023

Mental health is complex, and understanding our symptoms (however they look) is a big step on the path toward mental wellness. The more that mental health has worked its way into mainstream conversation, the more likely there will be disinformation or misinformation about it.

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My Brains Not Broken

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

And while I think that this extends to plenty of situations in our lives, there’s no area where this plays out for me in a clearer way then when my mental health is involved. When it comes to mental health challenges and finding ways to improve my mental wellness, it is always, always, always easier said than done.

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Social Work.Career

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring almost 45 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health.

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My Brains Not Broken

MAY 4, 2023

Every year during Mental Health Awareness Month , I find statistics and data that help show the state of mental health in the United States. Mental illness and mental health challenges are extremely prevalent in today’s world, and diving into the data is one of the clearest ways to show that.

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My Brains Not Broken

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

I want to be as clear and as blunt as I can be when I say that the weather is straight-up rude to our mental health. If you’re a loyal reader to this blog, you know that I’ve written about how the winter impacts my mental health before. Here’s how I know.

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My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 22, 2025

I didn’t understand just how vast the stigma surrounding mental health was – a stigma I’ve learned a lot about over the years. But the other day I remembered something that, time and again, has empowered me both in the mental health space, and as a human being. So now, I am not just writing for myself.

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My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 10, 2023

Over the years, I’ve learned a number of words, phrases and definitions that have helped me understand my own mental health. Some of these are connected to mental illness or medicine, while others are connected to mental wellness. Recognizing a thought spiral isn’t always easy, but awareness is the first step.

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My Brains Not Broken

JUNE 30, 2022

For the past few years, I’ve done research surrounding mental health and the LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month. I think it’s important to understand what mental health challenges exist for unique communities and groups of people, and these statistics help paint that picture. population.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 23, 2021

It’s not easy to take care of your mental health during the holiday season. Whether it’s handling family dynamics, dealing with unpleasant memories or grieving during an especially sentimental time of year, the holidays can bring challenges for our mental health. Remember that this time of year is temporary.

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Social Work.Career

DECEMBER 1, 2024

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring 45 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Long-awaited legislation to overhaul the “outdated” Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) is being introduced to Parliament today. Wessely’s report, published the following year , shaped the previous government’s draft Mental Health Bill, issued in 2022.

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Nnatasha Tracy

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Discover the top-rated mental health charities that make a real impact. Whether you're honoring someone special or simply want to give back, these organizations are doing incredible work to support mental health and serious mental illness. Looking for a meaningful last-minute gift?

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Integrating local authority social workers within NHS mental health trusts can help reduce the number of “harmful” out of area hospital placements (OAPs), a report has found. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

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My Brains Not Broken

AUGUST 24, 2023

This isn’t always a bad thing but when it comes to our mental health, it is something we should be aware of. Sometimes, these habits are also linked to our mental health. People can pick up coping mechanisms for mental illness that aren’t good for them, and those habits can grow stronger over time.

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My Brains Not Broken

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Over the years, I’ve learned a number of words, phrases and definitions that have helped me understand my own mental health. Some of these are connected to mental illness or medicine, while others are connected to mental wellness. What Do Intrusive Thoughts Look Like?

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My Brains Not Broken

AUGUST 17, 2023

When it comes to my mental health, one thing I can always count on is that it won’t be too long before I learn something new. Sometimes it’s a mental health or psychological term. Part of that was definitely due to stigma – it was harder to have conversations about mental health at that point in time.

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 9, 2023

Earlier this week, I wrote about the connection between music and my mental health. It’s hard to put into words the impact music has had throughout my mental health journey. In Tuesday’s post, I did a lot of research to show the benefits of music, and how it can help improve people’s mental health.

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Bipolar Bandit

MAY 5, 2024

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My Brains Not Broken

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

But in all this thinking, I forget that I don’t always have control over what impacts my mental health, which is what I’d like to talk about today. When my mental health is in a good place and something comes along to disrupt that, I won’t lie: I get upset at myself.

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 7, 2023

Music has been beneficial for my mental health for a long time and today, I want to share the benefits it can have for everyone’s mental health. Beyond being a hobby or a profession, music shows up in the mental health space. For this post, I decided to do a little research. We see them being human.

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Social Work.Career

JANUARY 31, 2025

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 40 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 20, 2023

It took me many years to learn that for me, the winter months always hit my mental health extra hard. It was more difficult to maintain wellness, and harder to keep a positive attitude around my mental health journey. Your mental health matters and for some people, it matters more this time of year.

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Child Welfare Monitor

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Colt’s mental health deteriorated even further after his mother’s return, and he talked of hurting himself or others. Five days after his father failed to take him to a crisis mental health center despite his grandmother’s plea, Colt brought his rifle to school and took four lives.

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Bipolar Bandit

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Rosalyn Carter was not only the First Lady of Georgia and the United States, she was also a huge mental health advocate. She shared a story of a relative who had mental illness and he scared her because he would run down the street yelling. ” She asked what are you going to do about mental health when you are governor?

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