Simple Ways to Build Mental Toughness
Although many of us spend so much time focusing on our physical health, whether it is going to the gym or for a morning jog, we often forget to spend time working on our mental “fitness”.
How Intimacy Changes the Brain – Part 3
Your associations can shape your mind, influence your behavior, and in eventuality impact your decisions.
How Intimacy Changes the Brain – Part 2
In an environment with loving people around them, 75% of war veterans willingly quit the use of addictive substances.
How Intimacy Changes the Brain – Part 1
An understanding of positive and negative neuroplasticity enables us to develop it when it is useful, or cut it short when it has negative effects.
How Connection Saved My Life
How Connection Saved My Life David Bartley, a friend and ambassador for Beautiful Minds Wellness, recently was privileged to give a TEDx talk. David weaves in accounts of the lives and struggles of the animals he cared for in his animal sanctuary to tear down stigma, raise awareness of the crisis we now face, educate
Solutions to Emotional Overwhelm
Solutions to Emotional Overwhelm By the Editor "Emotional overwhelm" is the gentle and common sense description that Dr. Peter Breggin gives to the range of overwhelming emotional distresses that are classified by the medical system as mental illness. It may be diagnosed as psychosis, schizophrenia, depression, panic disorder, or bipolar disorder. If the underlying
I’ve Stopped Thinking About Killing Myself
I've Stopped Thinking About Killing Myself By David Woods Bartley My troubled mind now calm. It happened a month ago, on a Tuesday, at 6:30 AM in the morning. I was downstairs in the kitchen, unloading the dishwasher as I do first thing every day. And part way through this ordinary task, I
Psychiatric Drugs and Spirituality
Psychiatric Drugs and Spirituality Editor I have never met this psychiatrist, but I already love him! This talk is so powerful, heartfelt and full of love and good sense. I hope it blesses you as it has me. Every counselor, therapist, provider, patient and person that cares about spreading love should take the
10 Things We Can Do Immediately to Reduce Suicide
10 Simple Things We Can Do Immediately to Reduce Suicide By Jacob Z. Hess, PhD Source: Unthinkable.cc Despite all the valiant efforts to reduce suicide rates in the U.S., a study by the National Center for Health Statistics released in April of 2016 reported that suicide in the United States had surged to the highest levels