Writing for the Common Good
Let’s get cozy and talk about mental health! May is Mental Health Awareness month. Even though the month is ending, caring for your mental health is a 24/7 thing. It can’t be contained into just one month. You need to care for your mental health just like you care for your physical health. I have... Continue Reading →
(All information gathered for this post came from the Van Gogh Museum). Happy Birthday, Vincent Van Gogh! Gogh was born today (March 30) in 1853. I was going to write about Van Gogh's life at first, but I thought it too generic of a post. Instead, I have decided to focus my writing on what... Continue Reading →
Below is information that I am sharing from the NAMI Silicon Valley April Newsletter. It lists information regarding mental illness and gun violence. In short, there is a low correlation between a person having a mental illness and an increase risk that they will harm others with a gun. A person with mental illness is... Continue Reading →
Each person can start ending stigma against mental illness by first evaluating how they themselves perceive mental health, mental illness and people who suffer with mental illness. What does mental health mean to me? Do I prioritize mental health? How do I view others who are open about their mental health? How do I view... Continue Reading →
YOU ARE NOT ALONE. As cliche as it sounds, this simple sentence has helped me greatly with dealing with depression. For almost two years I suffered with an aliment that I had no idea what it was. I was trapped in my own world of pain. What was the cause? Would I ever get better?... Continue Reading →
There are to many things I wished that people understood about my mental health and mental health in general. If I had to focus on one thing it would be that I hope EVERYONE would realized that they, and others, are not define by mental illness. A person is so much more than a mental... Continue Reading →
This week (Oct 1 to Oct 7) is mental health awareness week. This is an important week to raise awareness around mental health and other issues that are related. Though more information is known about mental illness, people who suffer are often misunderstood and defined by their illness. Each day this week Each Mind Matters... Continue Reading →
Suicide is a hard topic for me to discuss. How do you discuss a topic in which people feel so hopeless that there is no other escape than death? I have never been suicidal, but I understand being trapped in one's own thoughts and feeling part of a different world. I know about being so... Continue Reading →
Caroline Evans 