Restoring Balance Counseling

People would rather watch this video than get a therapist, but we say: Why not both? Go to www.MentalHealthIsHealth.us to get started. #MentalHealthAction Day feat. Roy Wood, Jr., Maria Bamford and Aparna Nancherla

Our brains are wired to identify and cling on to the negatives. Being aware of this unconscious bias can help us unhook and keep taking action in line with what’s important to us.

Apply for medication assistance if you are unable to afford medication during COVID-19. Request yours by calling 717-397-7461 or email requests to [email protected]. Limited restrictions apply. Made possible through funding from Lancaster Cares. Learn more at www.mhalancaster.org/medication-assistance-program. Three free tele-med counseling sessions are also available to ANY resident without a mental health benefit. Visit mhalancaster.org to learn more. Made possible through funding from the Steinman Foundation.

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Excited to join Sound Mind Live and WFUV News for Untangling the Chords, a conversation on music and mental health, streaming live from WFUV Public Radio's Face...book page on July 16th at 6pm ET. Anyone familiar with my music will know how intertwined topics of mental health are into my songwriting and now, as much as ever, being conscious of mental health needs is vital. Looking forward to this discussion and performance! See more

A Kenyan athlete, Abel Mutai, became confused by the signs, and stopped right before the finish line. The runner behind him, Ivan Fernandez, shouted in Spanish ...to keep going, but Mutai could not understand. So Fernandez pushed him forward, nudging him to continue running to first place.. A journalist asked Fernandez, "Why did you do that?" He replied, "My dream is that someday we can have a kind of community life." The journalist insisted, "But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Fernandez replied, "I didn't let him win, he was going to win." The journalist insisted again, "But you could have won!" Fernandez looked at him and replied, "But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor of that medal? What would my Mom think of that?" Values are transmitted from generation to generation. What values are we teaching our children? First shared by Birad Rajaram Yajnik The Most Extraordinary Act Of Sportsmanship https://youtu.be/HYqcqzSVH60

Many of us will experience some kind of trauma during our lifetime. Sometimes, we escape with no long-term effects. But for millions of people, those experiences linger. What causes post-traumatic stress disorder?

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