by MHA | Sep 25, 2023 | Awareness, Mental Health, Wellness
Ever since I can remember, I have been chronically tired. Not just tired, but also experiencing troubling sleeping, muscle stiffness, widespread body pain, and brain fog. While this is something I have been experiencing for many years now, I recently went to a...
by MHA | Jun 20, 2023 | Awareness, Mental Health, Personal Stories
I remember waking up the morning of my first doctor appointment after being diagnosed with breast cancer and feeling off. I was short-tempered with my loved ones and could not shake the feelings of anxiousness, worry and fear. I understood why I was having these...
by MHA | May 22, 2023 | Awareness, Mental Health, Wellness
Emotions, as defined by the American Psychological Association (APA), are “conscious mental reactions subjectively experienced as strong feelings that are generally directed towards a specific situation, object, person, etc.” Emotions are a basic part of everyday life...
by MHA | May 8, 2023 | Awareness, Mental Health
Since 1949, May has been deemed Mental Health Month. It’s a time to spread the word that mental wellness is not only something everyone should care about, but a time to raise awareness, share stories, celebrate recovery and fight stigma. Mental wellness is...
by MHA | May 1, 2023 | Awareness, Mental Health
There is a lot of demand on people in today’s culture, especially young women, to have the “ideal body,” which requires being relatively thin. Growing up I experienced these social pressures for thinness in order to fit in. In my teen years, I...
by MHA | Apr 17, 2023 | Awareness, Mental Health
After a possibly long and cold winter (depending on where you live), springtime feels like a breath of fresh air (quite literally). It is usually associated with warmer weather, cool breezes, and rain showers that help the flowers bloom. Spring is known as the “season...
