(picture from thinkstock) Have you thought about how seeing an image can change the way you feel about something? Maybe you hate a certain fast food chain but they post a new sandwich that looks amazing and it changes your mind. Pictures are powerful. Some of the pictures people post online about mental illness can make … Continue reading Pictures can be Powerful
Selena Gomez recently spoke to Vogue magazine about her experiences with mental illness and getting help. Selena is another example of a celebrity using their voice to erase the stigma about mental illness and getting treatment. The things that celebrities say have a lot of push. Their message is able to reach a huge mass … Continue reading Selena Gomez Talks About Her Mental Health
There are some pretty cool things happening in the world of mental health lately. We thought it’d be good to share some tweets from some mental health organizations. Social media has it’s downsides, but connecting people to resources is not one of them. Being aware about what’s going on in the mental health field is an important … Continue reading Heard Around Mental Health Twitter
Smiling depression. A person can look as if their whole life is together but still be suffering from depression. Everyone experiences and expresses their depression symptoms differently. Psychology Today defines smiling depression as “appearing happy to others, literally smiling, while internally suffering with depressive symptoms. Smiling depression often goes undetected. Those suffering often discount their … Continue reading “Smiling Depression” – A Mask Worn to Hide Feelings
In American society, a lot of words are casually kicked around that have the power to be stigmatizing, insulting, and harmful. Almost everyone is guilty of it; you find out that it’s supposed to be 70 degrees in February, “that’s crazy!” or you find out that your flights been delayed for five hours, “Oh my … Continue reading Alternatives to the Language We Use
The SOVA team recently had the exciting opportunity to sit down with Dr. Carla Chugani, Ph.D., LPC, a licensed professional counselor that specializes in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). DBT is a type of therapy that was developed to treat individuals with suicidal thoughts and certain mental illnesses (such as borderline personality disorder). We had the … Continue reading Professional Spotlight: Dr. Chugani and Dialectal Behavior Therapy
Wear Your Label is an online store that creates clothing to get the conversation started about mental illness. Their profound motto is: “It’s okay not to be okay.” Wear Your Label makes clothing that reduces stigma (they have a shirt that says “stigma free” on it), promotes positive body image and embraces mental health. Each of … Continue reading Wear Your Label
Check out this video of some awesome celebrities discussing their experiences with mental illness and working on mental health. These women are using their platform to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health. Did one of these celebrity quotes stick with you? Let us know in the comments below!
Positive body image, especially during adolescence and young adulthood, can be difficult to keep up. Society is chock full of “standards” for beauty and the “perfect body.” But while these standards are very public in nature, body image is a very personal thing. So what is body image anyway? Body image is the way one … Continue reading Proud2BMe
Depression is not a “visible” health issue. It doesn’t announce itself to the world with a cast, or stitches, or vomiting. Depression is sneaky. It can be hard to talk about. Hard to define. It’s easy to say “I fell out of a tree and broke my arm,” there’s a cause and effect. Depression sometimes … Continue reading Invisible Illness
