The Latest Health & Wellness News - May 25, 2022 What You're Looking For is Not out There, it's in YOU!
Our Latest Blog: The Power of Journaling: Not your Childhood Diary
Of all the things you can do for your mental health, who would have thought keeping a journal would be one of the most therapeutic? Many people kept a diary when they were younger, it was simply a place to keep their secrets and wanderlust ramblings of their youth. What no one realized at the time, was this simple act of purging the mind and recording thoughts is a deeply healing tool. Journaling is a way to keep a record of your feelings, insights and personal thoughts. You can take pen to paper the old fashioned way, or use your keyboard of choice. Regardless of how you do it, expressive writing can greatly improve your mental health....
When you think of “journaling,” you might picture a tween girl, laying on her bed with her feet waving lazily through the air and writing about her crush in a diary.
The word often has that connotation for adults: the sense that it’s for young people who are trying to figure out who they are and deal with raging hormones and middle school drama.
While it can certainly be helpful for those purposes, journaling is not exclusively for “girls,” teens, and tweens—it’s for anyone who can write! It is a form of self-expression that can lift and empower people to understand they’re complex feelings and find humor with it.....
National Mental Health Month 2022 Since
1949, Mental Health America and our affiliates across the country have observed May as Mental Health Month by reaching out to millions of people through the media, local events, and screenings. We invite other organizations to join us in spreading the word that mental health is something everyone should care about by using the May is Mental Health Month toolkit materials and conducting awareness activities....
