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Laughter: Do It Just for the Health of It!
“The human race has only one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.” — Mark Twain, novelist and writerTake a moment to think about what you were …
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Supplement Your Journaling Routine with These Easy Therapeutic Exercises
In our last post, we spoke with Cummins therapist Mindy Frazee about the mental health benefits of keeping a journal. Studies have shown that journaling can have …
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Journaling: A Simple Way to Manage Stress, Anxiety and Depression
“In the journal I do not just express myself more openly than I could to any person; I create myself. The journal is a vehicle for my sense …
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Building Connected, Healthy Communities: National Night Out 2019
Tuesday, August 6th is National Night Out!The website for National Night Out—an initiative of the National Association of Town Watch—includes a quote from former Texas senator Kay …
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Calm Down Quick With this Simple Trick: Extended Exhale
What is 4-7-8 breathing?“Unlike the heart’s one-dimensional, slow-to-fast continuum, there are many distinct types of breaths: regular, excited, sighing, yawning, gasping, sleeping, laughing, sobbing. We wondered if …
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Shining a Spotlight on Minority Mental Health Month with These Indiana Organizations
Every person deserves access to quality healthcare regardless of their age, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and economic status. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case.People who belong …
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Multitasking, Attention-Deficit Trait, and Boundaries
Why Multitasking Doesn't Work at WorkThere is time enough for everything, in the course of the day, if you do but one thing at once; but there …
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Perfectionism and the Imposter Syndrome
Embracing Your Inner Expert: Perfectionism and the Impostor Syndrome in Mental Health“The problem was that I carried around with me a tendency to feel that other people’s …
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Some say Yoga is simple physical exercises. They’re wrong.
Bringing Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Into Mental Health PracticeThe Body Keeps The Score Chapter 16: Yoga & Learning to Inhabit Your BodyIn The Body Keeps the Score, Trauma …
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LGBTQ Pride 2019: Explaining the Gender Unicorn with Youth MOVE
Gender, Sexuality, and Mental HealthYouth MOVE Indiana“Alot of people don’t know how to talk about this sort of topic; It’s been sort of a taboo …
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Seize Control of Your Social Media Time with These Simple Setting Suggestions
Do you ever feel like social media can be just a bit too social?Connecting with friends, family and loved ones online is wonderful, but we all know …
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Remember This Next Time You’re Feeling Stressed
Many doctors tell us to find a way to cut stress out of our lives. New research suggests this isn’t practical advice.The Stress ParadoxPursuing happiness takes …
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