My Journey with Depression: Mental Health Professional, Ketamine Patient, and Survivor I’m not sure when it began. Sometime in my early years, I sensed it: a lurking, a foreboding, a deep sadness. Then adolescence hit and “it” became a constant, dark presence. I slowly lost the ability to feel joy, happiness, gratitude, or being connected…
When you think of the holidays, what comes to mind? Joyful times with friends and family? Loving support from the numbers of people who surround you? Or is your holiday a stressful time? Feeling everyone else experiencing the joy of the season other than you? Filled with worry about how you will get through another…
In this episode of the KWC Podcast, we speak with three depression patients who are currently utilizing Ketamine Infusion Treatments about what the experience is like, what to expect, and they offer recommendations/advice for others who are considering this therapy for themselves.
Now that the days are getting shorter, the air is getting cooler, and us Minnesotan’s have had our first glimpse of snow for the season, some of us begin to feel the winter blues. These feelings of low energy and sleepiness may actually be Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. SAD is a form of depression…
How often do you write? Not type or text, but write, with a pen and paper? If you’re like most people, probably as little as possible. Perhaps lists or sticky note reminders are the extent of your writing. Writing by hand is quickly becoming a thing of the past and this is unfortunate. Scientific studies…
Source: Guardian In the Guardian’s latest story titled “800,000 people kill themselves every year. What can we do?”, Lady Gaga co-writes a powerful op-ed piece with Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-general of the World Health Organization. Gaga and Ghebreyesus note that suicide is the second leading cause of death around the world among 15-29 year olds and half of all mental illness…
Let’s shed some light on some common myths of mental illness. Myth: Mental illness is not that common. Fact: 43.8 million adult Americans have a mental illness in any given year. 9.8 million adult Americans experience a severe mental illness that significantly affects at least one activity in their life in any…
According to WHO (World Health Organization) there were approximately 793,000 suicides worldwide in 2016. In the United States, an average 123 people die of suicide every day. It is now the tenth leading cause of death in the US and is steadily on the rise. Suicide and mental health awareness are discussed now more than…
It’s estimated more than 70% of the United States population owns a pet. Pets add so much value to our lives, mentally, physically, and emotionally. But is there any real evidence supporting what so many pet owners already know? Zooeiya is a new term coined from ongoing research of the health benefits of interacting with…
How many of you have heard from family, friends, or significant others, “Well, you look fine to me,” “Stop being so dramatic!” or “Snap out of it! You just need to exercise and eat right, and you’ll be fine.” It’s true, many people can’t understand the deep and desperate struggles we face on a daily…
