Information, Strategies, Suppport and Awareness
Information, Strategies, Suppport and Awareness
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Pick a routine task — washing dishes, folding laundry, making coffee — and do it at half speed. Feel every plate. Notice the warm water. Fold like each shirt is a ceremony. This is maddening for about 90 seconds, then something shifts. You stop fighting the task and start doing it. Zen teachers have been …
While children across America struggle through a mental health crisis, Republican leadership at the state and federal level has systematically pulled the funding that schools desperately need. From Cincinnati to California, this is a political choice — and it demands a political answer. Let’s be clear from the start: the school districts cutting mental health …
Try this experiment: the next time you’re waiting — for coffee, for a friend, for an elevator — don’t reach for your phone. Just stand there. Be a person in a room. Watch what happens. You’ll notice things: the barista’s very precise method for wiping the counter, the stranger who smiles because you accidentally made …
Your shower is not a boardroom. Please stop using it as one. Instead of mentally rehearsing tomorrow’s meeting or relitigating Tuesday’s argument, try noticing the water temperature, the smell of the shampoo, the sound of the spray. Your brain will revolt immediately and try to pivot back to “so anyway, what I should have said …
Pick a route you walk every day — to the kitchen, to your car, around the block — and pretend you’re a tourist visiting for the first time. Look up. Actually look at buildings, trees, cracks in the pavement, the weird mailbox on the corner that’s been there forever. Your neighborhood is secretly full of …
Stop what you’re doing and name: That’s it. That’s the whole thing. You’ve just dragged your brain out of its seventeen open mental tabs and into the present moment. It took 90 seconds and cost nothing. This technique even has a clinical name, which makes it sound far more serious than counting ceiling tiles. Time …
Here’s a radical act: eat lunch without a screen in front of your face. Notice the texture of the bread. The temperature of the soup. Whether that coffee is actually good or just familiar. Turns out food has flavor when you pay attention to it — a discovery that will feel both obvious and completely …
You’ve been treating red lights like a personal insult from the universe. What if they’re actually tiny gifts? Next time you’re stuck at one, put your hands in your lap, feel the seat under you, and take three slow breaths. Notice the other drivers mid-podcast, mid-argument, mid-existential spiral. You’re not stuck. You’re pausing. There’s a …
As we shift into the hustle and bustle of life in November, with holiday preparations creeping up on us, our stress levels can start to mount. If you’re feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders, it might be time to take a breather – literally! This week’s DBT Skills Spotlight is all about …
In recent years, mental health has gained more recognition as a vital component of overall well-being. Yet, despite increased awareness, stigma surrounding mental health persists in many communities worldwide. This stigma can prevent individuals from seeking help, sharing their experiences, and accessing the support they need. Understanding mental health, dispelling myths, and fostering open conversations …