Year: 2022
Neurological Benefits of Volunteering: Enhancing Mental Health
A natural response hardwired in everyone’s brain is the “helper’s high”—a sense of calmness and happiness that arises when we help others. Life can be challenging and filled with stress, and many people face increased mental difficulties, such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, addiction, or ADHD. During tough times, actively seeking opportunities to perform acts of Read more
Why Your Past Dictates Your Current Emotional Well-Being
“While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.”—Benjamin Franklin “If you think what I am saying is boring, get up and stand in the hall!” Yells my 6th-grade teacher as he sees me yawning. It was 1989 at Monticello Elementary school in Monticello, Read more
Preventing Suicide Through Early Treatment of Sleep-Related disorders
A vast amount of research demonstrates that sleep deprivation and sleep disturbances put one at risk for suicide. The various organizations within the U.S. continue to fail at developing effective suicide prevention strategies, and their failure to place emphasis on sleep is one example of this failure. Current methods focus solely on those currently under Read more