Finding Peace in the Battle: Strategies for When the Body Impacts the Mind
This post originally appeared on the PEERS website. By Steve Hayes “Hey! Why do you walk like that?” “Do you have boomerangs in your pants?” “Can’t you be Normal?” Growing up, I was plagued with...
View ArticleNew Study Finds that Anxiety Relief may Lie in the Gut
This post was originally published on the PEERS website. The original article can be found here. By Leah Harris Feeling anxious? A new study in EMBO Molecular Medicine found that the introduction of...
View ArticlePsychologists Sound the Alarm on AI Chatbots for Mental Health
By Leah Harris CN: mention of suicide In a time where generative AI is increasingly permeating our day-to-day lives, young people are seeking support from chatbots representing themselves as...
View ArticleThe Resolution
By Kivi Neimi Every January, we are assailed with articles about resolutions, “new” trendy resolutions, weight loss resolutions, quitting just about anything that is perceived as a “bad habit”...
View ArticleBlack History Month: Remembering and Honoring the Mental Health Legacy
By Leah Harris This Black History Month, we recognize Black leaders in the area of mental health, many of whom are not known to the mainstream, but whose life stories have been preserved through the...
View ArticleKeys to Breaking the Bedtime Procrastination – Anxiety Cycle
By Leah Harris Bedtime procrastination, also sometimes known as revenge bedtime procrastination, happens when people delay going to sleep to carve out the needed personal time they didn’t get during...
View ArticleRinging in 2025 with Kindness: A Powerful Force for Personal and Community...
By Leah Harris January is National Mental Wellness Month, and it also happens to be the time of year when many people make New Year’s resolutions. While these resolutions typically involve individual...
View ArticleThe Holidays – PEERS Blog
By Kivi Neimi Heading into the dark time of year, I always say I am not going to hibernate. Hibernation is sort of natural, coming from a northern country. I spent my teen years on the Oregon coast,...
View ArticleSurvey Says: Solitude is Essential For Mental Health during the Holiday Season
The holiday season is filled with expectations of joy and cheer. But between increased time with extended family, other social obligations, and the cost of gift-giving, it can also be a time of...
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Navigating Election-Related Stress and Uncertain Times
By Leah Harris The stress Americans feel about the election may be a punchline on late night television shows, but it’s no joke. The American Psychological Association conducts an annual survey about...
View ArticleOn Suicide Prevention Month, Lived Experience Advocates Speak Out for...
Every September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and lived experience advocates are speaking up for anti-carceral approaches to supporting people who live with suicidal intensity. Over the past...
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New Year, New Reads: Four Mental Health-Themed Books to Nourish Your Spirit...
By Leah Harris Books are good medicine. For as long as the written word has existed, people have found solace and strength in the thoughts of others revealed on the page. The field of bibliotherapy is...
View ArticleBreaking the Holiday Blues: Overcoming Loneliness with the Power of...
By Leah Harris If you’re feeling lonely during the holidays, you’re not alone, and this simple practice might help Americans are said to suffer from an epidemic of loneliness, which can be amplified...
View ArticleProtecting your mind and body in times of global conflict
By Leah Harris It’s been over a month since the Israel-Hamas war began, and the onslaught of news and traumatic images has been taking a major toll on mental health for many. This impact is greatly...
View ArticleApril is Autism Acceptance Month: What Self-Advocates Want People to Know
By Leah Harris This month, you may see references to both “Autism Acceptance Month” and “Autism Awareness Month.” What’s the story behind these dueling months? “Autism Awareness Month” was started by...
View ArticleNew Exhibit Showcases Black Movement History Leaders, Past and Present
By Leah Harris During Black History and Black Futures Month in February, Massachusetts-based Wildflower Alliance, in collaboration with New Life II in Connecticut, launched a live and virtual exhibit...
View ArticleFor Tricia Hersey, the “Nap Bishop,” Rest is Resistance, Racial Justice
By Leah Harris There’s intense social pressure, especially around the time of New Year’s, to set goals to be better, grind harder, be more efficient, and ever-healthier and more well. In recent years,...
View ArticleNavigating Fatphobia During the Holidays
By Leah Harris CW: fatphobia, body shaming The holidays can be stressful for all kinds of reasons. Parties and social interactions can be rewarding, but draining. There are all the expectations and...
View ArticleLooking for a Way out of the Fog
After receiving a mental health diagnosis, journalist Stephanie Foo embarks on journey to answer one question: can complex PTSD be cured? What followed was a sprawling exploration of race, culture,...
View ArticleBody Doubling: Not Just for ADHD
Enter body doubling, a productivity hack that can help you start and complete the tasks you dread the most. By Leah Harris Adulting is hard. But for people with ADHD and other forms of...
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