It’s tragically ironic that on World Mental Health Day we are living through a set of global events making our world anything but mentally healthy
How terribly ironic – today is World Mental Health Day, taking place during a stretch of time when our world is far from mentally healthy. In 2013 innocent Syrian citizens were gassed. It was right arnd the time social media was growing exponentially. Horrifically, global citizens (of all ages) were witnessing, in HD (many for […]
The best way to be an ally, when you see someone’s world under attack is simple: Reach Out Directly
Was on Facebook on Tuesday when I saw the news that my buddy Mark’s brother John posted – their beloved father had passed. When someone passes, & the announcement’s on social, the alg0s are at work, & that seems to be the post that comes rt to the top of our feeds, comment after comment. […]
It cannot be underestimated, the healing power that a supportive group can have on a struggling individual
Have shared a bunch about how trends seem to just reveal themselves to me when I look closely enough. In this case, those trends (all in one wk for me) had to do w the power GROUP support can have on healing, & even helping improve the performance of others. One of you’d sent me […]
Kai Jones away from Hornets indefinately after troubling social media posts
It’s amazing the difference one word can make. We can say a lot of negative things about the impacts of social media. But…one of the positives is that it has enabled public figures to communicate more directly w Joe/Jane Public, & their hard core fans. For some of these figures, it’s a way to have […]
If we don’t make a conscious decision to disrupt ourselves, we are going to be disrupted in a worse way by something or someone else
This past wknd I was invited to be a guest at an event for the Art of Living called “World Culture Festival.” We don’t know/hear much abt it in the US, bc its roots trace back to a man Ravi Shankar, from India, who’s built a humanitarian org of mostly volunteers, over the last 40yrs. […]
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month may be over, but the momentum is not
We just wrapped up Suicide Prevention Awareness Month…& sometimes in this space, these awareness months are nothing more than a regurgitation of the same old same old, w stale campaigns that have become white noise. In my/our personal experience, that was NOT the case this month. Instead we saw real, raw, personal shares, that are […]
Community connection is so powerful that – in and of itself – it is a healing modality
From the earliest writings on cave walls, humans have lived & thrived in community. We sat arnd fires, everyone had their roles, we knew our worth, & we sprang into action when needed. There were caregivers, story tellers, performers, fighters, hunters… We knew our roles, we knew our worth, we connected each & every day. […]
What it looks like when a top Division 1 coach speaks out
Let’s give credit where credit’s due – first to Arkansas Razorbacks head football coach, Sam Pittman, for the comments he made yesterday on mental health…& to the SEC & SEC Network for sharing these comments far & wide on social media. These words were/are so important, I’d love to see every MH advocate sharing them […]
If you believe it will work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t, you’ll see obstacles
I try to be as transparent as possible when I share. Have since I began sharing when this page was only a few hundred ppl. Writing this is therapy for me. I actually look fwd to getting my thoughts down & sharing w others. Maybe this surprises some – I don’t really journal privately for […]
It’s so important for our kids to hear from successful adults, who have stumbled along their own path, that happiness does not come from accomplishments
On Wednesday, @rwalk56 from the NFL & I went to Valley Stream Central HS District on Long Island to speak w their 3 football teams from 3 diff schools: North, South, & Central. Football players are not ones typically to be open to MH convos. So, we got creative & (as I’ll show in pics➡️). […]