So last week I wrote briefly about the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) of West Michigan, today I’ll be highlighting their event, Stomp Out Stigma. Stomp Out Stigma is a 5k walk around downtown Grand Rapids to help bring awareness to Mental Health and to help raise money for MHF.
This year’s Stomp Out Stigma walk takes place this Saturday (May 18, 2019) and starts at Grand Valley’s Downtown campus. Check out their website for more information.
Today’s Fun Friday brought to you by the wonderful comic Sarah’s Scribbles. Very funny and covers mental health. Yay Sarah!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so I’m taking this time to do a kind of “shout out” to an organization in Grand Rapids that is doing great work for mental health in the area. That organization is the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan, which has some great programs and campaigns including Be Nice; Stomp Out Stigma; Shining Through; and Live, Laugh, Love.
Please take the time to check out their site(s), there are some excellent resources and information available.
Today’s post is a podcast recommendation for The Science of Happiness, which is produced by The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley. I’m posting their most recent episode below, which covers an exercise on writing yourself a self-compassion letter. Listen and hopefully enjoy!
Deep Breathing is often shared as a great coping skill by numerous healthcare professionals, so much so that when I mention it to someone I’m counseling it’s often met with an eye-roll. I get it. It’s been discussed and discussed and recommended and recommended, but I think it’s seldom explained as to why it’s helpful.
