Tag: Mental Health
Help Your Child Deal with Bullying
Has your child run into a bully or seen other kids get bullied? Take a deep breath. The best thing you can do is offer support, comfort and reassurance to your child during what’s undoubtedly a challenging time. Get tips here.
The Surprising Connection Between Gratitude and Mental Health
If you’re feeling stressed or depressed, it can be hard to remember to feel grateful for the small (and large) blessings in your life. But regularly practicing gratitude can improve your mental health.
Tackling Senior Loneliness
When you think about things that impact your health, smoking, eating unhealthy foods and not getting enough exercise may come to mind. But loneliness can also hurt your health. Finding ways to combat senior loneliness is an important part of staying healthy as you age.
Treatments with Tails: The Healing Powers of Pet Therapy
For many people, spending time with a therapy dog or other trained animal can not only be calming but also provide other physical and mental healing benefits. Learn more about the many benefits of pet therapy.
The Connection Between Not Getting Enough Sleep and Mental Health
Not getting enough sleep can have unintended consequences for your mental health. If you’re struggling with sleep deprivation, here’s what you need to know.
How Can Older Adults Have Better Mental Health?
The health of older adults often revolves around changing physical capabilities, but it’s important not to ignore the mental adjustments that people go through as they age.
How to Create a Healthy Work-Life Balance
We take time off to take care of our physical health, but what about mental health days? According to researchers, people who have a positive work-life balance are more productive at work and experience fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Sharing Your Cancer Diagnosis
Everyone reacts to a cancer diagnosis differently. Cancer can affect nearly every aspect of your life, so there will be certain people with whom you need to share your diagnosis. It helps to think through how you plan to break the news.
Cancer Survivorship Support and Options
Survivorship services provide deeper support for patients during and after cancer treatment.
The Power of Integrative Health
There used to be a time when taking care of your health meant going to the doctor when you were sick. The rest of the time? Business as usual. Now, medical experts understand there’s so much more to “good health.”