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The Power of Solitude – The Untapped Resource
Summer is a great time to spend with family, friends, and loved ones by the beach, in the mountains, or touring a city. While we know from extensive research and experience that the key to a happy and healthy life is community and connection with others, there is also a need for solitude and spending time with oneself. So much of our daily lives are impacted by the “tyranny of business”. We are taking care of family, friends, inundated by social media messages and politics – living in unsettling times calls on us to find those moments of self-care and reflection, both which can be done in solitude.
Cultivating a Trauma-Informed Behavioral Health Workforce
As a mother with a full-time career as a program administrator at a community mental health center, I know firsthand the challenges that often come with balancing motherhood and work. I remember the anxiety of returning to the office when my baby was just 2 months old. I still felt like I did not know what to expect and was still waiting for my life to go back to “normal”. However, I quickly discovered that when I became a mother, I joined a new community; a community of women that support each other. While the adjustment back to work took time, having the support from my colleagues and other mothers made a difference.
Supporting Maternal Mental Health in the Workplace: Policies, Practices, and Culture Change
As a mother with a full-time career as a program administrator at a community mental health center, I know firsthand the challenges that often come with balancing motherhood and work. I remember the anxiety of returning to the office when my baby was just 2 months old. I still felt like I did not know what to expect and was still waiting for my life to go back to “normal”. However, I quickly discovered that when I became a mother, I joined a new community; a community of women that support each other. While the adjustment back to work took time, having the support from my colleagues and other mothers made a difference.
What you don’t know about mental health can hurt you (and others)
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, making it a great time to put this critical issue in the spotlight. It’s an issue that touches every family in some way around the country. It’s evident in the problems we see played out, from mass shootings to a bullying epidemic and beyond; we have some serious issues that are causing pain and decreasing the quality of life for millions. The more we can identify the problem, and what to do about it, the better society will be.