Week Sixty- Eight

My Favorite Bit of Information From The Week AND my Update This week I thought it very important to share something that would cause laughter, healing, and support. My own slight way of doing this is my sharing one of the video excerpts from my show. It is Polonius and …

Week Sixty-Seven

My Favorite Bit of Information From The Week: I am privileged enough to have made it over a year with these E-mails and we are in our second National Poetry Post! In honor of the celebration, I thought I would share three of my favorite poems surrounding mental health. I also find …

Week Sixty- Six

My Favorite Bit of Information From The Week: Audio Books, The Balm To Mental HealthAudio books have been a self soother for me since I was a child. When I couldn’t sleep I would listen to fantasy and be instantly calmed. I love to read from a printed page also, …

Week Sixty-Five

My Favorite Bit of Information From The Week: Lori Gottlieb – The hierarchy of pain and beyond This week one of the bright spots in my world was a podcast I listened to, so I thought I would share it. The podcast is from The Tim Ferriss Show, interviewing Lori …

Week Sixty-Four

My Favorite Bit of Information From The Week: COVID- 19 and Mental Health As you all know, we are in a unique time for mental health right now. Some folks (nurses, grocers, mail workers, transit workers, garbage truck workers – just to name a few) are still functioning in the world …

Week Sixty-Three

My Favorite Bit of Information From The Week: Surfing and Mental Health Ted Talk from Waves For Change Founder Tim Conibear South African Leaders and Mentors on Waves For Change I found a Ted Talk on how surfing has the potential to help us with mental health this past week. …

Week Sixty-Two

My Favorite Bit of Information From The Week: This week has been another difficult one for me depression wise, it is challenging to focus and be productive in a deep way. When I have these low weeks I find it incredibly inspiring to find other artists who deal with the …

Week Sixty-One

My Favorite Bit of Information From The Week: The Best Article on Psychedelics!: I am really excited to share this article from Fortune Magazine this week! It is the best article I have read on psychedelics and their ability to help with mental illness in our community. If you have wanted to know …

Week Sixty

My Favorite Bit of Information From The Week: Kate’s Take On Death Avoidance I went to my friend Lana’s death meditation last night. It was beautiful. When a lot of people think death meditation, I believe they think “bummerville”, or that it’s something that might bring on anxiety. It certainly has …

Week Fifty-Nine

My Favorite Bit of Information From The Week: It is my pleasure to introduce a guest writer Ben Mattson for this week. Ben is an incredible human being that I met through Hope For The Day. His insights on mental health, and the world in general are a delight. I am …