In recent years. we have seen an uptick in the number of deaths by suicide. Suicide remains the leading cause of premature death.Yet, suicide is preventable. Therefore, we must think more carefully about ways to prevent it. One area of prevention involves media reporting. The World Health Organization has actually developed guidelines for media reporting…

What happens when social institutions like schools and colleges, restaurants, gyms and churches close? We are home and isolated, impacting our mental health. Some groups suffer more than others. Calls to mental health hotlines are on the rise. iGen and Millennials are being hit hard. Many have lost they jobs and have little financial fallback.…

The other day at work, we were all doing a lot of complaining. Some days, complaining is easy and we focused on lots of problems-administrators not listening, too many meetings, co-workers that irritates us, too little time to get things done, etc.  We can all find reasons to complain, but is this the focus we…

I just returned from a very needed vacation. I had no idea how much I needed to rest and reflect until I began to relax and engage in a little self-care. One of the best parts of my vacation was being outside in nature. Something about being in the elements brings reflection and a reordering…

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