Strong Minds
World Mental Health Day
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life,...
Maintaining Mental Health During the Holidays
A National Alliance of Mental Illness study showed that 64% of people with mental illness report holidays make their conditions worse. “For many people, the holiday season is not always the most wonderful time of the year,” said NAMI medical...
#StrongMindsSaturday: Self Care
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Strong Minds Saturday: Cranium Crafts (Valentine’s Day Cards)
Valentine’s Day is approaching, and it is important that we show our friends and family that we love them! With living in a digital world, most people send text messages to express their love and support for one another. That’s...
Handling Stress and Anxiety During the Election
If there is anything that we can agree on during this time it is that this year has been incredibly unpredictable and exceptionally stressful. Now with the added stress of a presidential election, according to the American Psychological Association’s latest...
Strong Minds: Self Care
Self-care is important for EVERYONE! While you are running around taking care of your household, remember to set time aside to allow your family to refresh. Check out this awesome article full of self-care tips for the whole family! Learn...
Strong Minds with Joe Wu!
This #StrongMindsSaturday instead of training your brain, read this article written by @Joe Wu, sharing his successes through various techniques that we share every Saturday! Check it out here, https://bit.ly/2FYasHs and congratulations Joe! Take Care of Yourself
Strong Minds: Game Day Minds
#DYK your brain controls your whole body? Sometimes we focus on strengthening our bodies and forget about our brains! Health Messengers, David Godoy and Nick Logan recently led the Game Day Minds Performance Station, encouraging everyone to strengthen their brain...
Stong Minds: Mindfulness Session #5
On #StongMindsSaturday we are focusing on Mindfulness, which is a state of awareness about things going on around us. Sometimes the world can get crazy and it’s hard to focus on the smaller things, if quarantine has made this difficult,...
Strong Minds Saturday: Making a Stress Ball
The last couple of weeks we have been talking about different ways to help you handle stress and anxiety. This week we got some help from our friends at Special Olympics Missouri. During their #SOMOVirtualCamp they made stress balls together....