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Mindfulness – Exercise for the Mind

Have you ever pulled into the parking lot at work and realized you have no recollection of getting there? Eaten a whole meal before you noticed that you had not even stopped to taste the food? In this day and age of multitasking, people are finding themselves living on auto-pilot, rather than experiencing all life has to offer. The practice of mind...

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Raising Awareness of Mental Illness: NAMI Family Support Group Facilitators

Although many individuals and larger grassroots organizations like NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness continuously work to raise awareness and combat stigma related to mental illness, many people remain in the dark as to how mental illness affects all of us. Many people do not know that in this country, as many as 1-in-5 adults are livin...

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Express Yourself

The Role of Creativity in Recovery Some say recovery is an art form. I say creativity is one of the channels that can help you to achieve recovery. Along my recovery journey, I remember acting in plays like The Glass Menagerie and Fiddler on the Roof. When I was sixteen years old I participated in The Glass Menagerie. I channeled my emotions into t...

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Exercise and Mental Health

We have all been told that exercise is good for the body, but did you know it is also good for your mind? Doctors have argued that exercise can actually be one of the most effective ways to improve your mental health and the good news is, you don't have to spend hours at the gym to reap the benefits. Even a modest amount of exercise can do the tric...

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NAMI Metro Suburban Blog

Mindfulness – Exercise for the Mind

Raising Awareness of Mental Illness: NAMI Family Support Group Facilitators

Express Yourself

Exercise and Mental Health