Tag: Mental Health Awareness
Posted on December 25, 2022
by Kēphen
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This Book Could Save Your Life: Breaking the Silence Around the Mental Health Emergency It’s Christmas Day and I’ve been reading This Book Could Save Your Life, which I started the other day, it’s a very important book that should be in the hands… Continue Reading “Book Review: This Book Could Save Your Life”
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Posted on September 7, 2022
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For many teens and adults who are facing sadness or are feeling down about a recent event or disappointing experience, or who may not be feeling as optimistic about life as they used to, or who are perhaps feeling heartache over an ended relationship… Continue Reading “Seeking Help for Depression”
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Posted on September 1, 2022
by Kēphen
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For more than a decade I found myself at work witnessing, hearing about, or personally experiencing behavioral health challenges that were not effectively handled or addressed by management staff or by the employer as a whole. Not because no one cared, but because people… Continue Reading “Workplace Mental Health”
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Posted on September 1, 2022
by Kēphen
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September is National Recovery Month, and while I have not been directly impacted by what is referred to as a substance use disorder, many people that I know personally have or still are struggling. Mental health conditions and substance use disorders may not be… Continue Reading “The Words We Choose to Use in Behavioral Health”
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Posted on August 20, 2022
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It was the spring of 2021 when I was first introduced to Oliver Daldry‘s music via a U.K. 2015 film titled Departure. At the time, I had quit my job a couple months prior and I was in a low point mentally, struggling with… Continue Reading “Music & Mental Health: A Path to Recovery”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human Condition, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Anxiety, Behavioral Health, Bookcase, Catch the Wind, Departure, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Music Therapy, Oliver Daldry, Sound of Recovery, Stress, Suicide
Posted on September 10, 2021
by Kēphen
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Today is World Suicide Prevention Day! Some of us have had suicidal thoughts in the past. Some of us are currently having suicidal thoughts. Some of us have put those thoughts into actions and have had abandoned attempts. Some of us have fully attempted… Continue Reading “World Suicide Prevention Day”
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Posted on February 11, 2021
by Kēphen
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In this episode of the Ardent Axiom I reflect on how important hope is on the journey of recovery, as well as the other factors that aid in the process of healing after a mental health crisis or struggle with a substance use disorder.… Continue Reading “The Power of Hope on the Journey of Recovery”
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Book Review: This Book Could Save Your Life
Posted on December 25, 2022 by Kēphen
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This Book Could Save Your Life: Breaking the Silence Around the Mental Health Emergency It’s Christmas Day and I’ve been reading This Book Could Save Your Life, which I started the other day, it’s a very important book that should be in the hands… Continue Reading “Book Review: This Book Could Save Your Life”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Kephen's CommentaryTags: *See All Posts, Behavioral Health, Ben West, Book Review, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Illness, Sam West, Suicide, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Prevention, The Sam West Foundation, This Book Could Save Your Life