Mental Health

Stress & Mental Health- Three Contributing Factors and Solutions

As a continuing part of our conversation during Mental Health Awareness Month, this article will address how stress affects mental health and what we can do to prevent it. First,…

Donna MarksSeptember 25, 2023

Mental Health

3 Ways Diet Affects Mental Health

September is Mental Health Awareness Month. This article will address the connection between poor mental health and nutrition. While not all mental illness is related to a person’s diet, there…

Donna MarksSeptember 17, 2023

Mental Health Mindset

Three Benefits of Turning Power and Control Inward

I used to think that if external events were different, I’d be happier. What a fallacy! Such thinking is a never-ending trap of self-deceit. No matter how much I don’t…

Donna MarksAugust 21, 2023

Mental Health Mindset

Three Ways to Overcome Fear

Fear is the most debilitating emotion that humans experience. Not only are fearful situations faced head-on regularly, but fear tends to have an unconscious hold on us as well. Whether…

Donna MarksJuly 23, 2023

Mental Health Mindset Thoughts

Three Ways to Move from Loneliness to Connection

Loneliness is one of the saddest and most unaddressed conditions among American adults. A recent Harvard study revealed that 36% of all Americans (including 61% of young adults) suffer severe…

Donna MarksJuly 15, 2023

Mental Health Mindset

Three Reasons Why Pain and Growth Are the Same

When I first heard that pain was inevitable, but suffering was optional, it gave me pause. Having suffered at various times in my life, I reflected on whether this was…

Donna MarksJune 26, 2023

Mental Health Mindset Psychology

Contributing to Your Community – Ways to Achieve Optimal Mental Health – Part 4 of 4

The World Health Organization claims that contributing to your community is the fourth way to achieve optimal mental health. A Community can be many things. I believe it has four…

Donna MarksJune 7, 2023

Mental Health Mindset Psychology

Learn Well and Work Well – Ways to Achieve Optimal Mental Health – Part 3 of 4

According to the World Health Organization, “Learn and work well,” is the third attribute of good mental health. Both learning and working require a commitment to keep growing and to…

Donna MarksMay 22, 2023

Family Family Therapy Mental Health

The Best Mother’s Day Gift to Yourself – Making Peace with Mom

Some people have terrific moms. They are filled with warm memories of structure, comfort, safety, and milk and cookies after school. That was neither my experience as a child nor…

Donna MarksMay 14, 2023

Mental Health Mindset Psychology

Realizing Your Abilities – Ways to Achieve Optimal Mental Health – Part 2 of 4

The World Health Organization states that realizing your abilities is the second component of mental health. Everyone has certain gifts and talents that when realized, can be utilized for personal…

Donna MarksMay 8, 2023

Stress & Mental Health- Three Contributing Factors and Solutions

3 Ways Diet Affects Mental Health

Three Benefits of Turning Power and Control Inward

Three Ways to Overcome Fear

Three Reasons Why Pain and Growth Are the Same

Contributing to Your Community – Ways to Achieve Optimal Mental Health – Part 4 of 4

Learn Well and Work Well – Ways to Achieve Optimal Mental Health – Part 3 of 4

The Best Mother’s Day Gift to Yourself – Making Peace with Mom

Realizing Your Abilities – Ways to Achieve Optimal Mental Health – Part 2 of 4

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