NYTIMES: Small Steps to Improve Your Mental Health in 2023
Small Steps to Improve Your Mental Health in 2023 from NYTIMES
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Mental Health New Years Resolutions
For some, the new year puts a lot of pressure on starting over and turning a new leaf. You cannot become a different person overnight when the clock strikes 12. Change takes time. Focusing on your mental health in the new year is a great way to prioritize your other resolutions. Try focusing on these three resolutions for your mental health.
FORBES: Mental Health: The New Leadership Imperative
As mental health issues increasingly take center stage, ignoring employee mental health becomes synonymous with, as a recent article from the Stanford Social Innovation Review puts it, “ignoring the well-being of the company itself, since cultural and behavioral changes that address the mental health of [the] workforce are a pre-condition for growth.”
In Case You Missed It: Mental Health Series
Welcome to our new blog series, In Case You Missed It: Mental Health.
In this series we bring you a collection of current media highlights about Mental Health.
Disclosing My Mental Health Condition at Work
When living with a mental health condition, chances are, you will have to face the decision of whether or not to tell others at work. Typically, the reason for disclosure is to ask for accommodation for better performance. An accommodation is modifying a job, the job site, or the way things are done to enable a qualified individual with an equal employment opportunity.
Mental Health Awareness Training at Morgan’s Wonderland with The MAC Team
Mental health first aid teaches about recovery and resilience. The belief is that individuals experiencing these challenges can get better and use their strengths to stay well. When you take the course, you learn how to apply the mental health first aid action plan in various situations, including when someone's experiencing panic attacks, suicidal thoughts, or behaviors.
Five Steps To Better Sleep
The National Sleep Foundation stresses that adults need seven to nine hours of sleep per night, and any less could pose serious consequences to a person’s health and safety. Sleep helps people recover from illness or injury, cope with stress, and solve problems. Common sleep-wake disorders include insomnia, which can lead to anxiety and depression.
The complex relationship between sleep and psychiatric disorders means that treatment for both issues can go hand-in-hand.
Helping A Loved One That Self Harms
It's important to understand that self-harm or self-injury does not involve a conscious intent to die by suicide - and as such, the clinical term for this behavior is called Non-Suicidal Self Injury (NSSI). NSSI can take many forms from cutting, picking, burning, bruising, puncturing, embedding, scratching, or hitting one's self, just to name a few. In its simplest form, NSSI is a physical solution to an emotional wound.
Benefits of Mental Health Awareness Training At Work
Reduces stigma. Knowledge trumps discrimination. Learning about mental health awareness will challenge misconceptions and debunk myths about mental illness. Mental illness is still poorly understood in society, so the better informed you are, the better equipped you are to identify…
New Year, Better Mental Health
Open up to more people in your life. Finding a space to share your feelings and worries is a great way to improve your mental health. When you express what is on your mind to someone, you will be lifting the weight off your shoulders.