Self Care + Mental Health

Read HMB Contributor’s stories about their mental health awareness journey.

Is it just me or have the past few years felt like a whirlwind – a dizzy, disconcerting blur of time that I am no longer able to account for?! I mean…what did I even do last week? I...
It's January, which means I'm still trying to actually stick to my New Year's resolutions. Come February, all bets are off. But if you made any resolutions with the hope to improve your life (like I did) then you may...
My word for 2024 is BELIEVE. The power to believe feels like an answer to the ups-and-downs of 2023. While there was no one big incident, there was a multitude of ‘paper cutting’ moments that under-cut my sense of...
I do not love the fascination with New Year's resolutions. Setting them, sharing them, and forgetting them soon after. Maybe it's the anxiety I carry and when a resolution falls to the side, the sense of failure sinks in,...
The holiday season is upon us! The end of the year when we gather with friends and family to catch up on the lives of the people we hold dear. It is a time for big hugs, laughter, and...
Disclaimer: The content of this article is not intended to be a substitute for psychotherapy, nor does it constitute a client/therapist relationship. If you are in crisis, call the crisis hotline at 600-273-TALK.  The Sex Talk Q:What are the best resources...
Last summer, in the midst of packing for a much-anticipated family vacation, I received the news that my mom had died. Of course, I was crushed, and navigating those first difficult days of grief during what was supposed to...
This past month I took my very first "me" vacation. Sans children. Sans husband. Just me, myself, and I. And it was GLORIOUS. Potentially one of the best things I've done for myself in a long while. The reasoning was...
As an older millennial, I didn’t grow up learning about what it means to care for my mental health. I saw my immigrant mother work incessantly to help provide for our family. Rest wasn’t the norm and certainly wasn’t...
During the 9 months of pregnancy in which I was growing our daughter I often thought to myself, “I wonder what weird thing I am going to do that is going to screw her up in adulthood and she’ll...

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