Sarah Heikkinen, MHA Digital and Social Media Director, writes about her experience with premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Content warning: This post contains references to suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, and PTSD. I’ve struggled with severe periods and PMS for as long as I can remember. When I was in high school, I would often have to call … Continue reading Clearing The Fog: My PMDD Recovery
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The Whole Black Woman Podcast Jessica Lyles, LISW-CP, Treasurer of our Board, recently joined Denisha Gingles, MS, LCPC, BCBA, LBA, on her podcast The Whole Black Woman. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HyOLOs9caNaQ5Auy1cOE7?si=RSkv9fvET-aupxSaZ91VQQ Denisha & Jessica explore the essential role of boundaries in Black motherhood, challenging the expectation to be everything to everyone. They discuss why boundaries are an act … Continue reading Motherhood & Boundaries: Reclaiming Your Space Without Guilt
We are highlighting Black and African American contributions to the mental health movement because they are oftentimes overlooked. Without recognizing the lack of representation of Black and African American people in the mental health movement, we do a disservice and continue to inflict harm. Learning the history of systemic racism in both the mental health … Continue reading Black History Month
This article was originally published by MHA National and authored in partnership with wikiHow, also featured here on the wikiHow website. Content warning: This article contains information about microaggressions and discrimination. Examples of microaggressions are given that may be triggering to those who have experienced them or something similar. We encourage readers to care for their mental … Continue reading Microaggressions: What They Are, How They Impact People, & How to Respond
This post was originally published by MHA-National on November 20, 2024. By Israa Nasir, therapist and author of “Toxic Productivity: Reclaim Your Time and Emotional Energy in a World That Always Demands More” We live in a culture that prioritizes productivity over taking care of yourself. So, it becomes easy to overdo it—without even realizing … Continue reading Am I Doing Too Much? Recognizing Overfunctioning and Avoiding Burnout
Content from this post is sourced from MHA-National and their 2024 workplace wellness research. Today, October 10th, marks World Mental Health Day, an annual event established in 1992 by the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) to raise awareness about mental health issues and advocate for the well-being of people worldwide. This year, the WFMH … Continue reading Prioritizing Mental Health in the Workplace: A 2024 World Mental Health Day Message
From MHA-National Racial trauma, or race-based traumatic stress (RBTS), refers to the mental and emotional injury caused by encounters with racial bias, ethnic discrimination, racism, and hate crimes. Any individual who has experienced an emotionally painful, sudden, and uncontrollable racist encounter is at risk of suffering from a race-based traumatic stress injury. In the U.S., … Continue reading Healing from Racial Trauma: Understanding Race-Based Traumatic Stress and Finding Support
Hope and Healing: Recovery from Addiction, Rebuilding Lives, Empowering Families Mental Health America of Spartanburg County and the 2022 Educational Series host for January… "Hope and Healing: Recovery from Addiction, Rebuilding Lives, Empowering Families" presented by a panel from FAVOR (Faces and Voices of Recovery), including Carroll Easterling, Mike Malone and clients in recovery. Overall … Continue reading Educational Series: January 2022
Mental Health America of Spartanburg County and the 2021 Educational Series present for November... "Providing Services to Children and Adolescents Who Are Deaf / Hard of Hearing or Blind / Visually Impaired" by Susan Pfister Cartwright (PsyS, NCSP, School Psychologist for SC School for the Deaf and Blind) and Krista Olsen (TVI, Technical Assistant for … Continue reading Educational Series: November 2021
Mental Health America of Spartanburg County and the 2021 Educational Series present for January... "How Best to Support Children and Families with ADHD" by moderator Rev. Christi Brown and panel: Dr. Mary Ladd, Emme Smith, Callie Berline and Christie Rogers-Larke. This group of experts will give background information on ADHD as well as speak about … Continue reading Educational Series: January 2021