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Diversity of foods: Tips for Dealing with Mental Health Issues – Control the Controllables
Here is what is in your control. You can increase the diversity of foods in your life. Studies show an increase in the diversity of health foods decreases anxiety and depression.
Mental Health: Control the Controllables – Caffeine
Can you decrease your caffeine intake or how late in the day you have caffeine?? Numerous studies show that caffeine can negatively affect anxiety, depression, sleep quickly and panic. Youtube Link - https://youtu.be/JzRA5-rD_ks Here are links to the studies:...
Mental Health: Control the Controllables – Social Media
When you struggle with mental health, you often feel out of control. You need to look at the things that are in your control. We often say Control the Controllables. Can you decrease your smartphone use by 1 hour a day? A study which is linked below shows that after 4...
How to make stress your friend – Kelly McGonigal • TEDGlobal 2013
Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal...
The Church and Mental Illness: We Are Called to Care
One of the best short articles I have ever read on mental illness and the Church. The article walks through destructive beliefs, stigma in the church, and what a church response should be. The article is written by Amy Simpson. Her book Troubled Minds is one of my...
The surprisingly dramatic role of nutrition in mental health | Julia Rucklidge | TEDxChristchurch
Such a great ted talk. Nutrition has the ability to avoid, treat or lessen mental illness - nutrition matters. I wonder how you are doing with nutrition in your life? #mentalhealth
Great Podcasts: Dear Therapists with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch
This podcast (Dear Therapists) was recently suggested to me by a classmate in my Masters of Counselling Psychology Program and I have really enjoyed it. I thought I would share it. Love to hear what you think. Podcast link (Apple) - click here The podcast is hosted...
any chance you can help support our projects? Fundraising
Hi, I hope to find you doing well. I am often asked if there are projects that I am working on that someone might be able to help support. Below are some of the current projects I am trying to raise funds for as we finish 2021 and head into 2022. Thanks for your...
relaxing and calming music for your anxious body | mental health support
Calming music for your anxious body. One of my most booked talks and viewed youtube content is on mental health. I often have people write me and say that they are really struggling with anxiety and they do not know what to do. I usually send people to apps like Calm...
When LIfe Goes Dark | Richard Winter | BRETT’S PICKS |mental health advice
It’s Thursday so here is another “Brett’s Picks”. In my talk on mental health, I quote the book When Life Goes Dark by Richard Winter a number of times. Mental Health is such a complex issue and this is a great book to help you in your education around mental health...
