Guest Post: Physical Training and Mental Health by Mind Muscle Pro

Wellness is not limited to physical training but that’s where my journey began. For most of my life I’ve grappled with depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. My journey included multiple suicide attempts, repeated hospitalizations, and many failed attempts to treat my illness with various medications. I consistently self-medicated with drugs and alcohol and secretly lived …

Guest Post: 7 Powerful Ways to Overcome Anxiety by Reena Goenka

Anxiety is the wave of emotions and physical responses you experience when you feel out of your comfort zone or when you feel threatened by a circumstance or person. Clammy hands, shortness of breath, and dizziness are common symptoms of panic along with a strong desire to escape. Sounding familiar? You are likely here reading these …

Guest Post: A Personal Story About Anxiety and Depression and How Science can be Used to Help with your Well-Being by Nicola

What Is Depression And Anxiety? Understanding The Science To Emotionally Regulate And Support Your General Wellbeing. Two words commonly expressed when discussing Mental Health. Yet are these merely normal emotions everyone feels on the emotional scale, and if so, how do you differentiate between feeling Depression (low mood) and Anxiety (nervous) to having disorders? As …

Guest Post: How I Overcame The Vicious Cycle of Worry by Stan

Do you ever get stuck in the vicious cycle of worry and fear in your life? As a published author of a managing fear book, I struggled with fear and anxiety for over 20 years.  Here is a brief summary of what I did to overcome the cycle of fear and anxiety in my life. …

Memorial Day: Remembering ALL Soldiers who Have Lost Their Lives!

  Today is not just a day to celebrate the first day of summer with our friends and family. It is a day to remember the men and women who have lost their lives fighting for our freedom. Many often think that in order to be one who is remembered today that you must have …

Mental Health Advice during this time of COVID-19

During the pandemic there are  many people who are feeling depressed, anxious, fearful, angry, traumatized, etc.  They are already seeing an uptick in cases of these and it is predicted it is only going to get worse. There are some things you can do to make these things better and the number one thing is …

Types of Mental Disorders

THE ARTICLE IS BELOW AND/OR YOU CAN VIEW THE VIDEO There is an infographic of all the mental disorders at the bottom of this article. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqvKcdhqgR4 You probably have heard of many mental illnesses, but do you know the types of each one? There are many that you probably have not heard of and they …

Guest Post: Fear to Love by Belinda

From as far back as I can remember the terms anorexic, depressed, anxious, and addicted were terms I carried like a noose around my neck – stifling me, preventing me from living a ‘normal’ happy life and leaving a trail of painful memories. I was diagnosed with anorexia at twelve years old. By fourteen I …

Guest Post: Fighting the Good Fight by Wendy Enberg

My name is Wendy Enberg. I am 41 years old, married with two children and live in Alberta, Canada. I have Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Anxiety, and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and while life can be challenging at times, it's still a life worth living. What's it like to live with many mental health issues? …

Guest Post: Bipolar 1 and Anxiety-A story by Jessica

Hi, I’m Jessica. I’m the girl that tries to open locked doors. I’m the girl that talks to herself not caring if anyone’s looking. I’m the weirdest person you will ever meet – true story. I’m the girl with bipolar 1. I also have problems with anxiety. (My blog)I thought I would give you a …

Stand Up for Mental Health Campaign

The Stand Up for Mental Health Campaign is a way to  help "spread the word about  mental health conditions, to help people struggling with mental illnesses  know they are not alone and that they don't have to hide in shame." I encourage you to join this cause.  Please click  STAND UP FOR MENTAL HEALTH to get more information …

Guest Post: Living with a Mood Disorder by “Diary of an Arizona Girl”

Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm not a serial killer. I've never been a character on Criminal Minds. All I really am is just a girl with a mood disorder. My 2003 diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety/Panic Disorder and OCD explained so much to me about my life. But it left me with even more …

Guest Post: Trish Hurtubise’s Struggle with Depression and OCD

You Are Not Alone “I am not like these people.” I thought looking around my therapy group.  “You will not see me 10 years from now still suffering from depression and OCD like these people.” It was that day in 2001 I decided to get better.  I fired my psychologist and tapered off my meds.  …