A community member sent this to me yesterday from a talented poet: “hannahrowrites” & I thought – what a great msg for Thanksgiving instead of a traditional turkey day graphic. If you’re a human…(most of us here ;)), the last almost 3 yrs have been HARD on our relationships: fam relationship, close friend relationships, employer …
I’m a guy who NEVER checked in on my MH. Loved my job…fam…friends…where I was living. That was fool’s gold. We go thru challenging life events that accumulate in our nervous systems over time – ALL of us. On World Mental Health Day, 2022, we’ve partnered with one of the largest global engineering firms in …
This pic’s difficult to look at…& it’s meant to be. What transpired over the last wk, w Tua Tagovailoa, starting QB of the Miami Dolphins is NOT OK – w respect to how we’re treating brain HEALTH in sports. Short version: Tua, a star QB from Alabama, just 2 wks ago threw for a career-high …
10/02/2022 NFL and NFLPA Will Make Changes To Concussion Protocol Read More »
This story is making its way around social media & the internet this week – & rightfully so. And…there are nuances to discuss as to why this story is so important. You might ask why this is a big deal now, when Hailey got this law passed in 2019 in her home state of Oregon. …
09/22/2022 Teen Gets Law Passed That Gives Students Mental Health Days Read More »
Trends are important to take note of, & bring attention to: especially when we’re trying to change a narrative. If you remember, months ago, I was upset that we were seeing a string of college athlete suicides, & there were very few national networks tying these threads together: college students, athletes, suicides, only weeks & …
09/15/2022 Why We Need To Change The Trends So Others Can See Them Too Read More »
Nick Saban, the head coach of the University of Alabama football team, is thought of by many, as the best college football coach – not only of our generation – but some believe of all time. A career head coaching record of 271-67-1, for 4 diff schools, he’s won 7 national championships & multiple coach …
09/13/2022 How Coach Saban Helps Athletes Manage Pressure and Mental Health Read More »
Every since I’ve been writing on this page & this platform, & 9/11’s come arnd, I’ve talked abt the visceral sensations & feelings all of us who witnessed this horrific event, can relate to. In one respect, it’s perhaps the world’s greatest example of going thru a shared trauma, at once. As my friends in …
09/11/2022 It Was The Worst Of Times….It Was The Best Of Times Read More »
Last month, the new 988 lifeline answered 152,000 more calls, chats & texts than in the same month last year (August 2021), according to HHS, & the average speed to answer across all contacts dropped from 2½ minutes to 42 seconds. There were (& still are) a lot of naysayers when it comes to this …
09/10/2022 Calls To Suicide Prevention Lifeline Rose 45% After Changeover to 988 Number Read More »
It’s haaaaapennnnig….BUT: who’s paying attention to the thread? Who’s writing or talking about it? One of my favorite movies of all time is “Major League,” about a downtrodden Cleveland Indians franchise that turns it around w a bunch of misfit players & goes on to the Pennant, despite the owner’s best efforts to sabotage the …
09/03/2022 Public Figures Are Making It Okay to Pause Read More »
This post is going in a slightly diff direction, & hopefully even deeper than the topic of ghosting I wrote abt months ago. Instead I’m talking abt how many: USE a non reply, as a communication vehicle for saying their “no,” as if it’s now a socially acceptable from of communication. I often share that …
08/14/2022 When Did It Become Socially Acceptable To Not Reply At All? Read More »
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