by Kevin Naruse | Jan 24, 2020 | Mental Health, News
Do you like to spend your time planting flowers, herbs, and vegetables? Or what about landscaping and creating beautiful gardens? It is a widely known fact that going spending time outside is good for our minds and our bodies. But what are the mental health benefits...
by Roz Hedayatian | Nov 9, 2019 | Mental Health, News
Schizophrenia is a chronic and complex mental illness that impacts the way one feels, behaves, and interprets reality. It’s characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking, which can severely impact daily functioning. If treatment is sought early...
by Matthew Permuy | Oct 19, 2019 | Editorial, Mental Health, News
The documented efficacy and long-term benefit of antidepressants in patients with recurrent forms of severe anxiety or depressive disorders support their use in those individuals with these disorders, who experience suicidal thoughts or behavior. In general, it is...
by Lulu The Green Fairy | Sep 17, 2019 | Mental Health, News
Here in the UK we have a system called IAPT – Improved Access to Psychological Therapies. The waiting list is quite long, but, I decided to go along to see what it is all about and if the therapy could be helpful. So, I made the appointment and, initially my therapist...
by Kevin | Aug 13, 2019 | Blogs, Lifestyle and Culture, News
By Matthew Permuy and Kevin Naruse “What Google and Facebook knows about you.” Both Google and Facebook have been known for many years to collect and store many pieces of information on you and about you. Google stores your location (if you have location tracking...
by Nga Cao | Aug 8, 2019 | Blogs, Mental Health, News
One component of mental well-being is self-compassion. According to researcher Kristin Neff, “Having compassion for oneself is really no different than having compassion for others. Self-compassion involves acting the same way towards yourself when you are having a...
