By Natalie Dale, MD “I long ago abandoned the notion of a life without storms, or a world without dry and killing seasons. Life is too complicated, too constantly changing, to be anything but what it is.”– Kay Redfield Jamison, An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness Unstable Resident I was diagnosed with Bipolar…
by Paul Marlow Today I am going to help you create a winning blueprint, a blueprint for making it through those mentally tough days. To give you the best chance at positive mental health from sunup to sundown. Realizing the power of creating these mental health routines took me over eight months, and I want…
Caution—Potential Trigger If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call 911 or go to your nearest Emergency Room. You can also contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255. By Mackenzie Jerks Even though it makes my eyes sore and even though I let the pain ring throughout my core, I cry…
By Tucker Booth [Authors Note] Many people have asked me, almost every day, how this story about the former VP of Production and Executive Producer of The Golf Channel, Michael J. Whelan came to fruition. My honest answer — fate, incredible luck, persistence, and happenstance. Months ago Michael and I developed a relationship when I…
*Photo by Ryan Moreno on Unsplash By Jill Sylvester Your best friend just called and asked you to go for a walk. You don’t want to disappoint her, but you have bills to pay and laundry that won’t fold itself. Do you drop everything and go on that walk? Do you even want to walk?…
It is sometimes hard to recollect actual “Ah-ha” moments and moments of personal reflection. You may have heard the term “moments of clarity” in place of “moments of personal reflection.” Whatever you call it, having one of these moments is a positive experience, but it’s difficult to pinpoint an actual moment. Have you ever had…
Battle ropes are often implemented as an adaptable, productive tool for upper body training, but they should not be limited to grip and biceps work alone. The battle rope can also be used to train the glutes, abs, back, and more. You can even use the battle ropes exclusively in programming combat athletes. The Top…
Short Film – A Storied Mind A Storied Mind is a short film depicting the realities of mental health illnesses. The focus of the film is to give hope to sufferers and their loved ones. The narration and poem in A Storied Mind are by Nia Modley. Videography produced by Lottie Barrett. Lottie’s story… Six years ago to this…
*Photo by Warren on Unsplash Dr. Scott Symington Your pattern of thinking (thinking patterns)—the thoughts you regularly invest in—has a big impact on your mood. Ever since the cognitive revolution of the 1950s and 1960s, it has been well established that certain reflexive ways of thinking about self and the world—sometimes referred to as “cognitive…
by Mackenzie Littledale Someone on Twitter engaged me in a (civil) disagreement over whether it’s humane or cruel to subject mental illness patients to long-term use of psychiatric drugs. I insisted that society needs violent mental illness patients to be on medications, even if a risk of physical disability or suicidal ideation might be in…