ТРАВМА, ВТРАТА, ДОСВІД МІГРАЦІЇ St Patrick’s Mental Health Services (SPMHS) is hosting a series of mental health information sessions and events for the Ukrainian community. This session is a psychoeducational talk on trauma, loss and bereavement. Psychoeducation is a process aimed at informing people about mental health difficulties. The session is for Ukrainian refugees, volunteers, […]
Questions for Assessing Your Mental Health Dr. Tracey Marks provides 7 questions to ask when assessing your mental health. Sometimes we forgot the basics and Dr Marks has a basic checklist to remind us of our fundamental needs. A brief reminder of each area discussed: Energy levels Mood Sleep length Sleep quality Physical health Support
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Sleep Deprivation The effects of sleep deprivation are debilitating in a multitude of ways, mood, energy, physical health, emotional availability, decreased efficacy and much more. In the United States, it’s estimated that 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adolescents are regularly sleep-deprived. This isn’t just a minor inconvenience: staying awake can cause serious
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Dopamine is Not Just a Happy Chemical Dopamine impacts reward, pleasure, motivation, learning, memory, attention, movement, and emotions. It is involved in desire, anticipation, stress responses, and imbalances can affect mental health. Its functions extend beyond happiness, making it essential for brain function and well-being. Further Material and Information Links: 2 ways to Creat Healthy
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Guide to Anxiety Here is a step by step guide to anxiety and how to tackle it. Anxiety can be really uncomfortable, it can mess with your life, and our natural tendency is to avoid stuff that makes us anxious, but that can make your life worse- procrastinating assignments, being afraid to leave the house,
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The Decline of Friendship Why is friendship becoming rarer in America, explained by author Richard Reeves. Richard Reeves, a scholar at the Brookings Institution, points out the significance of close social connections and warns of a possible downturn in this aspect. Research shows that loneliness can be as damaging to health as smoking, and having
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How to Manage Negative Thoughts Here are 2 Steps to Manage Negative Thoughts to break the cycle of ruminating over these thoughts and spiralling into an emotional black hole. Here are 2 Steps to Manage Negative Thoughts to break the cycle of ruminating over these thoughts and spiralling into an emotional black hole. First –
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AI or Therapy Therapist Vs. Artificial Intelligence, can Chat GPT handle complex questions about mental health? Could Artificial Intelligence do a therapist’s job someday? Let’s find out. Artificial Intelligence and Chat GPT has taken over and it’s pretty incredible, so far it’s helped me figure out Excel formulas, helped my assistant write emails, summarized videos,
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Carl Jung’s Inspiring Theory on Introverts and Extroverts explains the differences in how individuals recharge their batteries and navigate the world, dividing them into 3 groups.
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