I remember when I was a kid I heard the term “bottle it up” often when it came to dealing with life’s problems. It’s been a while since I’ve heard it (thanks to friends and family for not taking this approach too often) but it has stuck with me over the years. One of the…
Sometimes when I write or speak about mental health I can get too weed and fail to properly explain some of the terms or definitions of some of the words I use. Language is extremely important to me when we talk about mental health, and a clear definition of what certain terms mean (as well…
Good Morning! Today at My Brainโs Not Broken we have a guest post from the team at Prairie Health, a company founded to make mental health care more accessible and effective, about some of the ways they believe mental health care can be improved. We discussed some of these things during our last conversation on…
When I think about how I deal with my mental health, I think a lot about tunnel vision. If you’re not that familiar with the concept, tunnel vision is often used as a metaphor when someone is focused solely on a single goal or course of action. Although it is often used as a metaphor,…
It’s midsummer time here in the United States, which means beautiful, sunny weather, sometimes scorching temperatures, and the age-old question of vacation. This would be a good time to write about why vacation is important to wellbeing, but since the logistics of vacation are still quite tricky (worldwide pandemic and everything) I decided to take…
Last June, during Pride Month, I delved into some stats and data on mental health and the LGBTQ + community. As in many other communities, the numbers of LGBTQ + people dealing with mental health problems vary widely, and the numbers speak for it. And while it won’t be news to our siblings in this…
Earlier this week I shared some news about adjusting to the fact that after almost a year I had to stop seeing my therapist. It’s a process I’m used to – in fact, this is the greatest achievement I’ve ever had with a therapist – but there is something familiar in this position. Whether I…
Something I expect in life is that unexpected things happen all the time. This isn’t an indication that anything big has happened lately, but the most recent unexpected thing is that I need to find a new therapist (scream at insurance for ruining another good thing). This is nothing new – in fact, the last…
After learning about Men’s Health Week for the first time last year and sharing a mental health experience from one of the best men I know (thanks again, Stephen!), I decided to use the space this year to thinking about men and mental health health. There are many aspects of men’s health that should be…
Hello friends! Today at My Brainโs Not Broken we have a guest post from Pamela Zuber, a writer / editor for Sunshine Behavioral Health, who writes about how we can use exercise to improve our mental health and wellbeing. Are you anxious or depressed because of racial injustice, the COVID-19 pandemic, financial worries, or other…
Earlier this week I wrote about the persistence of negative thoughts and how I handle them on a daily basis. Although negative thoughts are a huge part of my mental health journey, I have learned a few things over the years that have helped me manage my handling of negative thoughts and the power they…
I don’t always like to start my posts with โthis week in therapy,โ but … this week in therapy, I’ve absently pointed out that my negative thoughts have been more present lately. When I think about my negative thoughts, I don’t really see them as something to get rid of right now. They are here,…
Naomi Osaka is great and we should leave her alone for as long as she wants. That’s the post for today, see you! (Okay, that’s not the whole post. But it’s great and we should give it space, and here’s why). Whether you follow tennis or not, you may still have heard about Naomi Osaka…
Hello everybody! As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to an end, I wanted to share some of the things I read and seen this month that have inspired me on my own mental health journey. I also wanted to create a space to reflect on the writing I wrote this month and how it can…
This month I made a decision to purposely focus on the mental health impact of the pandemic. We’re also closing Mental Health Awareness Month and I was delighted with the content people have created and the wonderful way people have recorded mental health conversations. Today I want to focus on what lies ahead – not…
