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How Pet Therapy Can Improve Your Mental Health
Mental health has never been easier to discuss, and for good reason! Life today can be full of pressures, stresses, and emotional obstacles, which can wear anyone down. One unexpected yet effective remedy that has proven its efficacy? Pet therapy. Anyone who's felt soothed just from being around an animal knows firsthand its therapeutic effect!…
A New Kind of Mental Health Awareness: Fostering Mental Health While Practicing Physical Distancing
Last week, I was reading a news story about a group of teenagers from New Zealand who were stranded in the Caribbean at the beginning of the pandemic, having just completed a study-abroad sailing program. The educators in charge decided that the best course of action was to sail back to New Zealand with the…
Managing Your Mental Health As a New Mom During COVID-19
Having a baby often comes with tons of complicated feelings you might not have been prepared for. Having a baby during a global pandemic—well, that’s a category all on its own. You may have given birth alone without your partner. Maybe the doula you spent so much time working with couldn’t come to support you…
Amanda Bynes Hospitalized, Forced To Undergo Mental Health Evaluation
After months of bizarre behavior, Amanda Bynes has been hospitalized and held for mental evaluation in California. The 27-year-old was taken into custody by Ventura County police officials who responded to a disturbance in a Thousand Oaks neighborhood Monday night. What was the disturbance? Apparently she set a fire in a stranger’s driveway. According to TMZ, the former Nickelodeon child star was found standing near a small blaze carrying a red gas tank.
15 Minutes to Mental Health
Our mental state is just as important to our overall health as our physical state. As a mom it’s hard to find time to take care of yourself, and even harder if you are a FIRST-TIME mom. Start practicing now and make a habit of taking just 15 minutes a day to relax your mind as well as your body. Here are a few ideas:-Power Nap-Sit quietly and practice your breathing before you go to bed-Get up 15 minutes earlier than the rest of the house and enjoy a hot cup of tea in the quiet.