Mike Babcock resigns as Blue Jackets head coach over photo sharing controversy
I grew up playing youth sports & then college in the “suck it up” era. I’m not endorsing these tactics, but back then, it looked like: two-a-day football practices where your penalty for not going hard in drills, was not being allowed to get a water break w the rest of the team. In basketball […]
Suicidal ideations don’t just come with thoughts of self harm
Two big issues, of the many, that still exist in the space of suicide prevention are: 1) We rarely talk abt it in the FIRST-PERSON, & instead discuss so often, what signs & symptoms to look out for in others. 2) Bc of the first, we don’t normalize the additional self-critical thoughts one often has, […]
Can Ozempic cause suicidal thoughts? Here’s what the research says
As has been the start to many of our posts this month, it’s Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, &… We can’t just talk abt campaigns, rallying cries, signs/symptoms, & 988. Following a yr w the highest aggregate suicide total on record, we have to look at what other factors are contributing to these negative trends. I […]
It’s Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and we all want you to know, how dark things get there is always hope
This month – Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – is titled after something that most ppl in our world have shied away from discussing for so long. It’s 2023 & I didn’t know what to expect this September when individuals & orgs stared sharing. Feared we would only see campaigns & posts & events w all […]
Cowboys cornerback admits struggling with mental health; teammates gesture helped save him
Coming out of Wk 1 of the NFL season, as a huge Jets fan watching what unfolded on MNF, the last injury I thought I’d be writing abt would be that of a player on another team. That said, maybe as a long-time suffering fan of Gang Green, just enjoying the W & not concentrating […]
September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. Imagine the cumulative effect if everyone told at least one person today they matter to us
Sometimes the simplest messages are the most effective. Growing up without social media, we didn’t have a “global a day for everything.” Even back then, I remember the term “Hallmark Holiday” as a description for some of the days that were celebrated. Valentine’s Day was an example – even w how common it is now, […]
Mack Brown addresses NCAA’s decision to deny Tez Walker waiver, cites mental health
I was gonna to take today off but this case was too impt not to highlight how the NCAA’s not honoring the MH challenges of a student athlete. The bkgrnd: In 2020, the NCAA granted a blanket waiver to allow 1x transfers btwn schools to compete immediately. That was a significant change from the standard […]
Finding a sense of calm doesn’t mean the absence of chaos, it means we can better deal with the chaos when it inevitably arises
File this post under: things I wish I’d known, as I went thru my 2.5 years of hell. Because I get a chance to work w doctors, daily, we will often talk abt personal life situations & what is/isn’t causing us to spin out of control. I realize now that when I was at my […]
In a crisis schools are 100,000 mental health staff short
Most of us have leans when it comes to papers we read. Those leans are typically political. When it comes to papers sharing vital MH info & stats- as long as they appear pragmatic & try to help, the lean of the paper hopefully matters to you very little. I try to share from papers […]
Suicide is most often not a rational conscious decision
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. There’s an Interesting question when it comes to world of mental health advocacy – How broad is this topic? How wide, & how involved does one get when discussing all the possible impacts? It’s often that our own lived experiences, or those of our friends/family, dictate where we focus […]