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Public health and mental health are often discussed as separate issues, but they are deeply interconnected. Public health focuses on the conditions that allow communities to thrive, such as safe housing, clean air, access to care, stable income, and supportive social environments. Mental health is shaped by these same conditions.

If you are like me and love ice skating, the Winter Olympics that are occurring right now have been absolutely amazing to watch and enjoy. Watching 20-year-old Alysa Liu skate has been one of the most beautiful and artistic performances I have seen in a very long time. But what makes her performances different, and what can we learn from her and her story?

If you’ve ever had a panic attack, you know how frightening it can feel. One moment you’re fine, and the next your body is flooded with fear signals so strong it convinces you something is seriously wrong. Your heart races, your breath shortens, the room can feel unsteady, and a wave of dread sweeps over you without warning. Many people end up in the emergency room convinced they are having a heart attack only to be told: “It was a panic attack”

This year, how can you incorporate SMART goals and play into your new years intention setting? Well here are three options for you to try out and see what might work!

When our resolutions are built on a foundation of self-criticism, avoidance of our darker sides, or a fantasy of what the result will feel like, we entrap ourselves. Research consistently shows that behavior modification (i.e. changing the way we act, our patterns of behaving, or routines), is not an overnight process.

Holidays often arrive with a long list of unspoken expectations; traditions we’ve inherited, roles we’re expected to play, and ideas about how celebrations “should” look. At our therapy center, we often hear from parents, caregivers, and kids feeling pulled between wanting the holidays to be joyful and feeling overwhelmed by the expectations. Sometimes what used to work no longer fits. And sometimes, the season we’re in simply calls for something different.