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The Importance of Sleep for Mental Health
Managing your mental health isn’t just about taking your meds and showing up to therapy. One of the most important things you can do to ensure your mental well-being is
- by Jackie Hammers-Crowell
When you hear the words, “serene,” “calm,” and “peaceful,” it’s likely that you visualize scenes from nature. It’s no coincidence that many of the strategies that people use to help...
- by Jackie Hammers-Crowell
Everyone feels anxious sometimes and our anxiety can benefit us when it helps us to pay attention to something that is important or threatening our safety. Anxiety disorders occur when...
- by Jackie Hammers-Crowell
The human brain and genetics are very complicated, and scientists are still deciphering how they work. We know that mental illness can have a hereditary component, but what that means...
- by Jackie Hammers-Crowell
Nearly 21.5 million Americans have co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. This is also sometimes referred to as “dual diagnosis,” “co-existing” or “co-morbid” conditions. Knowing the shared causes of...
