Washington Post Highlights Veteran Suicides at VA Hospital Campuses The Washington Post recently ran an article by Emily Wax-Thibodeaux titled, “The Parking Lot Suicides,” highlighting veterans who are taking their own lives on VA hospitals campuses, as a form of protest against a system they feel hasn’t helped them. Stories like this hit us the…
Practicing Self-Love and Self-Compassion Healthy Place recently ran an article titled, “Self-Compassion Practices for Self-Care” by Heidi Green, Psy.D highlighting self-love and self-compassion practices to maintain our physical, mental, and emotional well being. If you are struggling with self-love and self-compassion, this article is a great reminder of how to practice words of affirmation to…
The Power of Journaling: Part Two This week we will explore some creative ways to journal. The most common form of journaling is to write about daily activities or about one’s emotions and thoughts. Gratitude journaling is also popular. Reflecting on people, events, or things we are thankful for has been shown to increase optimism…
2019: New Year’s Resolutions Do you make resolutions each and every year? How long are you able to keep these good intentions going, and are you successful? Here are some ideas to better achieve your new year goals! Recognize change is a process. It is an accumulation of small steps that lead us to a…
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…