Depression is one of the most common mental health problems today. While medications can be effective in helping you feel better, there are other things that you can do to ease depression. Do not sleep too often. Staying in bed or taking naps throughout the day will only worsen depression and make it much harder […]
Katrina is a friendly and outgoing 20 year young athlete participating in Special Olympics sports such as: volleyball, track, bowling, basketball, and softball. She’s an active camper with Camp Re-creation and in her free time she enjoys hanging out with her friends, going to movies, and watching Aaron Rodgers play football for the Green Bay
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I am going to give you a few ideas on how to protect your mental health, which is extremely important for us to do with all the changes and challenges that we see around us daily. I will add a few new ideas throughout the month, so come back
By Lance Robertson, ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging May is Older Americans Month, a time when we recognize the contributions of older Americans and think about how we as Americans work together to support and value people over age 65. Our theme this year for Older Americans Month is “Engage at Every Age.”
Over the past ten years, I have spread the message of autism awareness and acceptance. I was diagnosed with autism at two years old, so World Autism Month is extremely important to me. As a self-advocate, since I speak all year round, my wish is that we will reach a point where everyone in the
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TRUTH As an organization that works diligently to find meaningful careers for adults on the autism spectrum, Mind Shift often has to dispel myths and misconceptions about the diagnosis. This is an important part of our mission. If we are going to change the world of work, we need to address those incorrect ideas
When you suffer for so long from any mental health issues, it is quite difficult to believe what others tell you no matter what it is. Whether it is as simple as “you look nice today” to “I like what you are wearing” we just can not seem to believe that it is actually true.
February is Heart and Stroke Month. Heart disease, or cardiovascular disease, is the leading cause of death in the United States; one in every three deaths is from heart disease and stroke, equal to 2,200 deaths per day. It describes a range of different heart conditions such as coronary artery disease, congenital heart defects (heart
Almost a month into the new year and some people have probably already started dreading making all those new year resolutions that are so popular. I never make them. I decided years ago it puts too much pressure on me to try and be perfect on things I already know I am not going to
Do you ever wonder if you will be remembered once you leave this journey called life? There are many that have gone on before us, and family and friends have missed them, but have learned to live a life without their physical presence. And then there are some special people that have done so
