Prioritizing your mental health validates you as a human being. If you do not validate and prioritize yourself, who will?
Tag: mental health
What is the ideal model of mental health care within psych wards?
It is 2021, our eyes are open to the economic disparity more than they have ever been in the past. Yet, we still live in a world where quality mental health care is a privilege NOT a right. There is no valid reason as to why there is no minimum standard of care within psych wards on a national level that sets patients up for success rather than failure.
Self-Love: Selfish or Selfless?
I will leave you with this, what do we take away from others by also loving ourselves?
What age is appropriate to begin the conversation on mental health?
What age is appropriate to begin the conversation on mental health? My answer: it is never too early to start the conversation. One of the biggest misconceptions surrounding wellness conversations are that you only need to have the conversation once. Like various other wellness and safety conversations, mental health conversations are not a one-time…
What do we do when someone feels hopeless?
I do not want to be here anymore.
That heartbreaking phrase is something no one wants to hear. Even more so, that is a feeling no one desires to experience. So, what do we do when someone feels hopeless? Do we engage in a conversation and provide support, or do we ignore it to protect ourselves? The answer to this simple question is a key component to suicide prevention.