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Founder Stacy Pellettieri has another new podcast episode out, and this one is of interest to so many people. Stacy and Heather sit down with Kristine McPartlin, the host of ‪@MindtheForce, a unique podcast that discusses mental health as it relates to the Star Wars universe. On this episode, we discuss a near universal experience, “Fandom.” While we often talk about fandom as though it is simply a person that likes something a lot, there…

When a person has mental health struggles, the recommended treatment is therapy. Therapists reframe thoughts, help challenge existing beliefs, and can alter the way you cope with stress among many, many other things. But therapists cannot do it alone. It is also important to take a look at how you’re managing your life and review the decisions you make every day that contribute to your mental health. Not just the big things, either, like where…

Over the past few months, our co-founder, Stacy Pellettieri, has been working on launching something new and exciting – a podcast! Titled “Why Do People Do That?” this mental health podcast covers your most common and pressing questions about mental health. Stacy already has over a dozen episodes out, covering topics such as: The Power of Play for Kids How to Deal with Childhood Trauma Before and After Adulthood School Refusal The Importance of Gratitude Psychologically,…

Most of us know, at least in a general way, that our mental health can affect sleep. We know that on days we’re feeling anxious, for example, it may be hard to fall asleep. On days that we’re feeling depressed, it may be hard to get up, etc. But this connection goes much, much deeper. Mental health has a sizeable, significant affect on sleep. And that’s a problem for a variety of reasons, not the…

We’re less than a month away from the November election. While not everybody calls themselves “political,” those that are political often find that the weeks leading up to the presidential election can be some of the most stressful they experience in their day to day lives. Election seasons often bring heightened emotions, political debates, and media saturation, all of which can contribute to stress. Known as election stress, this type of stress can impact individuals…