Self-care starts by listening within
Yesterday, we heard from Caroline Paradis, one-half of the Elevate Southcoast team, about self-care and why it’s so important in our...
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- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
What’s love (and self-care) got to do with it?
Caroline Paradis, co-founder and co-director of Elevate Southcoast spoke to me recently about what it truly means to practice self-care...
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min
Has COVID-19 made us more open to talking about mental health?
Uncertainty and stress from COVID-19 is doing more than just disrupting our lives. It’s changing beliefs too. And in a way that could...
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
Teaching the world to be happy
Have you heard of Dr. Laurie Santos, the Yale University professor of psychology who teaches people how to be happy from an...
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. Help spread the word.
Communities around the world will mark International Overdose Awareness Day today, Aug. 31, remembering the many thousands who have died...
- Aug 28, 2020
- 2 min
Suicide: Talk about it to end it
Brian Fernandes, owner of Fernandes and Sons Construction Co. and founder of the Nicholas Wayne Fernandes Memorial Foundation and...
- Aug 27, 2020
- 1 min
CFS Suicide Awareness Challenge: How you can help
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and Child & Family Services will be having their "Never Give Up" Dress Down...
- Aug 26, 2020
- 2 min
New wellness show will examine mental health needs and solutions
Help and Hope Southcoast launches a new web-based show tonight with a look at suicide prevention, featuring host Beth Perdue and guest...
- Aug 25, 2020
- 1 min
Students and seniors with dementia pair up in mutually beneficial partnership
Occupational therapy students will work one-on-one with seniors who have dementia in a pairing that benefits both groups. The Bristol...
- Aug 24, 2020
- 2 min
What to do when you’re having a panic attack
Quarantine, testing, masks, social isolation...the stress related to the coronavirus and the ongoing pandemic has all of us on high alert...
- Aug 21, 2020
- 2 min
Parents, there’s an upside to a less-structured school year
If you’re worried that your children will be harmed by disruption to their school and recreational activities this fall, two professors...
- Aug 20, 2020
- 2 min
We know the pandemic is affecting our mental health. But this report is still alarming.
Numbers from a June survey conducted by the CDC are showing that nationwide, the U.S. is experiencing a mental health crisis connected to...
- Aug 19, 2020
- 3 min
Five inspiring TED talks on mental health
TED talks are a good place to learn more about mental health, raise your own awareness of mental health challenges, and help end stigma....
- Aug 18, 2020
- 2 min
Meet a local hero: Christine
Today’s local hero knows the power of offering empathy and compassion to people who are struggling with depression, isolation, or...
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
The world turned upside down
If you’re a fan of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical, Hamilton, then you likely remember the phrase he wrote to describe the British surrender...
- Aug 14, 2020
- 1 min
Helping your child with chronic stress
Stress isn’t all negative. As a parent you want to protect your child from experiences that lead to emotional pain, especially long-term...
- Aug 13, 2020
- 1 min
Meet a local hero: Brian Fernandes
Photo provided by Mr. Fernandes who is pictured with his son Nicholas, who died by suicide in 2008. Not everyone who is working to...
- Aug 12, 2020
- 2 min
Signs that it’s time to seek help
We all experience anxiety at times. Who hasn’t felt their heart beat faster, or broken out in sweat at the thought of an important work...
- Aug 11, 2020
- 2 min
Meet a local hero: Micaela Manzone
Our next local hero knows firsthand what it’s like to need help from others and then to receive it. Micaela Manzone knows how tough it...
- Aug 10, 2020
- 1 min
Special town hall will look at mental health during a pandemic
If there’s one thing 2020 has taught us is that change can happen when we collectively raise our voices and speak up for what we believe....
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