While social media is an excellent tool for staying in touch with friends and family, finding communities based on interests and communicating quickly, it can also negatively impact mental health. Seventy-two percent of Americans use some form of social media, and...

If you have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or any other mental health problems, then you likely know that your symptoms can occur at any time and in any place. PTSD triggers are all around, and it may not take much for a trigger to cause intrusive memories and...

Triggers may be all around you! This blog post is directed at PTSD triggers in honor of PTSD Awareness Month, but can also be applied to any mental health related triggers. Even if you do not have PTSD, you might still find this blog post helpful to cope with any...

People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often struggle with frequent and intense symptoms of anxiety. These strong symptoms of anxiety often lead people with PTSD to rely on unhealthy ways of coping, such as through drug or alcohol use. Fortunately, there...

June is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month! It's normal to have upsetting memories, feel on edge, or have trouble sleeping after a traumatic event (also called "trauma"). At first, it may be hard to do daily activities you are used to doing, like go...

We post new blog posts every Wednesday! This is the last Wednesday of Mental Health Awareness Month! However, talking about mental health doesn't end once June begins! We want to make sure you're being proactive about your mental health year round, and that begins...

While 1 in 5 people will experience a diagnosable mental health condition in their lives, 5 out of 5 people will go through a challenging time that affects their mental health. There are simple things that every person can say or do to help the people in their life...

We tend to not be the best at identifying our true feelings. When asked about our feelings, most people will usually say they feel: bad, sad, mad, good, or fine. But underneath “good, bad, sad, mad, or fine” are many words that better describe how we feel. Taking the...

Awhile ago, we posted a blog posted with information regarding autism spectrum disorder (https://mended-hearts.org/autism-spectrum-disorder). We were reached out to by MyMove.com about a recent post they did to help kiddos with autism adjust easier to big moves and we...

The practice of cultivating self-love is an integral part of living healthy, wholehearted lives. It’s easy to fall into a social media world full of content that can hinder your ability to truly love yourself. It’s not a coincidence that social media has “feeds” that...