By now, most of us know that the pandemic and its impacts are affecting our mental well-being and have been affecting us at some level,...

Mental health can be hard to talk about. It’s a complex subject difficult for those with mental illness to explain, and equally hard for...

Wellness Wednesdays is bringing viewers a treat tonight with special guest appearances by Rev. David Lima and Carl Alves, the individuals...

In honor of Election Day and the stress that comes with it, it seems fitting to revisit these self-care steps to help us get through the...

Every week on Wellness Wednesdays I talk about the partners who make up Help & Hope Southcoast, the 30-plus organizations that are part...

Did you ever have 30 minutes of free time seemingly disappear thanks to random distractions from other people? Maybe you had plans to...

Help & Hope Southcoast was founded on the idea that we all need help sometimes and that getting it is as simple as reaching for it. Our...

I’m writing, once again, to share some of the well-being wisdom taught by New Bedford native and psychology professor, Dr. Laurie Santos....

There’s good news about how older people are responding to stress from the coronavirus pandemic from Kaiser Health News. An article on...

The power of conversation becomes visible in a London-based photography project focused on talking about mental wellness called, Let’s...

Since COVID-19 began disrupting lives back in March, have you had experiences that you think Massachusetts officials should be aware of?...

It’s been more than half a year since COVID-19 blew up our lives. Unless you’ve been living off-planet, things have changed dramatically...

A popular mental health podcast by five California high school friends got a boost recently when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joined...

Recover Fall River is an organization dedicated to educating the community and supporting people who are impacted by addiction. Name:...

Do you need help? Ask anyone who works for one of the Help & Hope Southcoast organizations and they’ll direct you to a useful local...

In honor of OCD Awareness week, the Mattapoisett Library is sponsoring a Zoom screening of Unstuck: An OCD movie this evening followed by...

Like most of us, High Point Treatment Center has been adjusting, and then adjusting some more, to the changes brought on by the COVID-19...

OK, answer honestly. Do you sometimes binge watch cute animal videos on YouTube? You know the ones — with the large, potentially...

Today’s local hero is a volunteer for the suicide hotline at the Samaritans of FR/NB Inc. Erica believes in the power of unbiased...

One of the important messages that those who work in suicide prevention want people to know and understand is that suicide is...