Mental Health

We all need a little extra support sometimes. That's why affirmation cards and therapy cards are such amazing tools for self-care. Whether you need a reminder of your worth, you're trying to learn meditation and mindfulness techniques, or you want to practice skills you learned in cognitive ...

Mental health is just as important as physical health, yet it's often overlooked or neglected. Self-care boxes are an easy way to take care of your mental health and also make great gifts for a family member or friend who could use a mood boost. Mental health kits come in all shapes and sizes and ...

If you live with a mental illness such as schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or depression, these six tips can help you maintain good mental health and progress in your recovery process.   It is my hope that writing about my experiences will open conversations about illnesses like ...

Mental health treatment is important to help you live a better life. Whether you struggle with mental illness or not, we all have mental health issues now and then that we need help with. Unfortunately, professional treatments like therapy and medication can be expensive and difficult to access. If ...

Calm Strips are discreet tactile fidget stickers that you can place on just about any surface. They can help people with a wide variety of mental health conditions and disabilities, including autism, ADHD, and anxiety, to improve their focus and cope with sensory overload, distractions, and stress. ...

If you know about misophonia and misokinesia, it may be because you live with these two disorders or because you know someone who does.  I have lived with misophonia and misokinesia since I was a child, but it was just very recently that I was able to put a name to what I was feeling physically ...

If you struggle with social anxiety, developing these three communication skills can help you navigate both everyday and challenging conversations and situations with greater ease. Here's the problem I have with most books on communication and social skills. They give good advice. But…. When you ...

I know it is hard to see all the diet and supposed "fitness" ads on TV, streaming, radio, and social media. The not-so-subtle message is that your body is bad, disgusting, unacceptable, showing its age, not worthy of love or care, substandard, not white enough, and so on. It is also telling you ...

An inner child is considered the representation of yourself in your childhood years. While some people can recall their childhood as a happy time in their life, there are others like me who aren't so lucky due to abuse, neglect, or other emotional pain. As a result, the inner child can seem very ...

It is hard to imagine how far I have come in the second half of my life. I am 50 now, and from the age of 25 to this point in time, I have become a completely different person. At 25, living with a severe mental illness, I rented a series of tiny apartments, drinking too much coffee and smoking far ...

These thoughtful mental health gifts can help you provide support for a loved one when they need it most. When someone in your family or circle of friends is struggling, it can be difficult to think of the right way to show them you care. You may not want to give them a gift that says, "hey, I ...

If you need to take a lot of medications, these pill organizers can help keep you on schedule, and even do so with style! Managing a complex medication schedule is no small task. Whether you’ve recently begun taking several prescriptions, or have been on the same routine for years, keeping track ...