Category: Mental Health Matters

NYC Mental Health Pilot Program Creates More Space For Criminal Justice Change

NYC piloted a program that sends behavioral health specialists to respond to mental health calls. Early data shows these non-police teams were more successful at getting patients medical assistance. The data also shows that these behavioral health teams turned to hospitals for treatment less often.

24 and Single With No Desire to Mingle

Unless you are a book boyfriend from any of the books I am reading, or Manny Montana or William Levy or Sebastian Stan or Jay Ellis or any of the hot men from HBO’s “Insecure,” please do not enter my vicinity. My department is closed, this mansion is unavailable. No, sir. No, thank you. Not…

MindTravel Brings an Immersive Musical Experience to Central Park

If you’re looking for something to do in New York City this week, MindTravel has just the thing: a relaxing evening in Central Park accompanied by gentle piano music. Musician Murray Hidary founded MindTravel after music helped him heal from witnessing his sister’s death, and aims to help others through his meditative piano pieces. A…

I Did It Again

I did it again. One of the things I can’t seem to forgive myself for is how easy it is for men to fall romantically out of love for me. I use to believe that I was easy to love, harder to leave. But I was lied to. The truth is harder to hear. I…

The Child in Need

I’m restless. I’m breathing. I’m crying. I’m restless. I’m breathing. I’m dying. I’m restless. Uncomfortable. I think being alone…this alone…forces me to grieve. It forces me to dive into darkness, confront the fears, the irrevocable silence. I’ve been staring at this white screen for hours, days, weeks…and I’ll begin to write something, type a letter,…

Mark Rober: Please Reconsider Where You’re Donating

On April 30, YouTuber Mark Rober and Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting a livestreamed fundraiser event for NEXT for Autism, called Color the Spectrum, which will be accompanied by A-list celebrities like Chris Rock and John Oliver. It is a kind and noble gesture for celebrities to be supporting autistic people, but the cause they’re…

Meet TREMG Writer Charlene: “Can I Be Vulnerable to You?”

Can I be vulnerable to you? Do you know when you are beginning to lack inspiration, that suddenly you can’t help but become vulnerable within your own writing, even when you don’t want to be? It becomes inevitable almost, your fingers itching to write what needs to be written. Lately, if my readers haven’t noticed…

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I’m Feeling The Burn(out)

I’ve been feeling in a funk lately. I’m not going to sit at my desk and lie to you that I have my life together and everything is going great. That’s not to say some things in my life recently have made me rethink that manifesting and writing my goals down does come true eventually.…

How Elisa Lam’s Tragic Death During A Manic Episode Can Teach Mental Health Professionals About Signals

Isolation is the most dangerous aspect of experiencing a manic or depressive episode. In the tragic case of Elisa Lam, whose the topic of Netflix’s Crime Case: Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, a young Chinese-Canadian woman is found dead, floating in the hotel’s water tank. No, not the plot of Dark Water which is a…

11 Ways To Stay Motivated

Even the most experienced and successful achievers can use a little help gettingmotivated from time to time. Motivating yourself is a learnable skill. Everyoneprocrastinates at times. It’s human nature. Several tactics and strategies can lift yourmotivation to the critical level necessary to get yourself moving again. Try these techniques to motivate yourself and get things…

LISTEN – Review

In response to Sia’s disaster of a film, Music, CommunicationFIRST have released a video of their own titled LISTEN. Immediately, it evokes memories of the infamous Autism Speaks slogan “it’s time to listen.” This video proves that when it comes to autism discourse, autistic people are the ones who should be listened to first, especially those who are nonspeaking. …

Can You Hear Her?

There is this roar inside her body, a ghastly bellow inside her mind. And all she wants to do is listen to that rage and follow its howls, stand on the ledge of a ten story building and fucking scream. “AHHHHHHHH!” she shouts at the world, belts the wounds out into existence. It takes so…

How To Live A More Fulfilling Life with Life Coach Rida Baksh

Rida Bakhsh is a phenomenal motivational speaker and certified life coach. Rida climbed the corporate ladder to success but still felt unfilled; like so many of us do. She found herself getting so wrapped up in her work, and being a wife and mother; she began to lose herself. After doing some committed soul searching,…

Mental Health Stigmas On Social Media Continue Despite Americans Taking Their Lives

Yesterday I was taken back by the news of the officer in Louisiana who took his own life. I run a Black mental health podcast and I’m producing a new episode but I’m stuck. It’s called ‘Clear and Present Danger’ because I am trying to describe the emergent situations facing Black Americans in 2021. Why…

Clyde Kerr III, Black Deputy Takes Life In Louisiana Leaves Video Highlighting BLM and Mental Health | Watch Chilling Video Here

In Kerr’s videos, he talked directly to the camera on a range of issues, from police brutality against Black people and mental health needs in policing, to division in society and children’s exposure to murder, violence and other negative or traumatic influences.

How To Live A More Fulfilling Life with Licensed Life Coach Rida Bakhsh

Check out my Podcast y’all! Your Small Business Podcast wherever you listen to your fav podcasts. http://www.yoursmallbusinesspodcast.net Rida Bakhsh is a phenomenal motivational speaker and certified life coach. Rida climbed the corporate ladder to success but still felt unfilled; like so many of us do. She found herself getting so wrapped up in her work,…

It’s Going to Be Okay

There are times when she would stand in front of the shower, just as she did as a little girl, and let the warm streams massage her shoulders. She would feel the water kiss the arch of her neck, the length of her spine, trickling down her torso until the water turns cold, until her…

To Anyone Having A Hard Time Coping Right Now

I cried for the first time since being in quarantine today. It took me less than two months to finally break down and let all of my innermost thoughts and emotions out. And you know what? It felt really great. It felt so good to let myself be vulnerable. To allow myself to feel something…

Realistic Self-Care for the New Year

With 2021 approaching, it’s now the season of New Year’s Resolutions, many of which include some form of self-improvement. However, not all advice of “take baths, deep clean your room, only eat healthy food” is practical (or accessible). Here are some ideas for realistic, everyday self-care you can incorporate into your daily routine. Keep a…

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