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Exhibition honors Mental Health Awareness Month through the power of art
Read full article: Exhibition honors Mental Health Awareness Month through the power of artHouston artists Kim Pham and Ally Ham, use their personal experiences with grief, disability, and mental illness to create powerful artwork and advocate for healing through art therapy. The exhibit, hosted at Reeves Art+Design, brings together 20 artists and supports the nonprofit All Girls Love, which provides creative therapy for women overcoming trauma.
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Normalizing mental health: ‘I know there’s this whole, ‘Well, pick yourself up by your bootstraps’ mentality, but it’s very old school’
Read full article: Normalizing mental health: ‘I know there’s this whole, ‘Well, pick yourself up by your bootstraps’ mentality, but it’s very old school’The smile on full display from Simone Biles said it all: The U.S. superstar stuck the landing on her balance beam routine, her face lit up, and all at once, she embodied pure joy, a seventh Olympic medal, and likely some relief, having the weight of the world off her back, at least for a few minutes.
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Normalizing mental health: ‘If Simone Biles got coronavirus, this would be a completely different talk’
Read full article: Normalizing mental health: ‘If Simone Biles got coronavirus, this would be a completely different talk’Therapy gave Danielle Gomez the tools she needed to navigate a particularly hard chapter in her life, after both of her parents were diagnosed with cancer within six months of one another; she suffered a miscarriage; and then got pregnant again.
Thinking of seeing a therapist? 7 things to consider before your first session
Read full article: Thinking of seeing a therapist? 7 things to consider before your first sessionIt’s OK to be sad. Everyone feels "off" sometimes, whether that means, sad, angry or frustrated. Those are normal human emotions. But what about if you feel more than sad? Have you considered seeing a therapist?