How Teachers Can Better Help Students Who Are Struggling with Their Mental Health Educators don’t just teach kids. They serve almost as an extension of the family unit, helping to ensure that each child who enters their classroom leaves a little more capable and qualified for the adult life ahead of them. Dealing [...]
I Explained the Israel Gaza Conflict to a Schizophrenia Hallucination Stress can usually bring on more Schizophrenia episodes for me. The current situation going on in the world is really doing it. This video is not about picking sides. It's about the fact that I was explaining the conflict to a [...]
Michelle Hammer: Living with Schizophrenia and Healing Through Art Dr. Judith's Safe Space Podcast On this episode of Dr. Judith's Safe Space, I sit down with Michelle Hammer, an artist, entrepreneur, and advocate living with schizophrenia. We discuss Michelle’s experience with schizophrenia, how her artwork has been a therapeutic outlet for [...]
Could Mental Health Concerns Prevent a Career in Healthcare? If you’ve been exploring the job market, you’ve probably found that healthcare jobs are some of the safest and most secure professions available today. However, if you’re someone who has struggled with mental health issues, you may be wondering if that has the power [...]
Navigating Career Options for Those Passionate About Mental Health Care If you’re someone who’s passionate about mental health and helping others thrive, you’ve probably wondered what the best career options for you are. Unfortunately, given the many different mental health-related career paths, it can be difficult to choose the one that’s perfect for [...]
Medium Features Michelle Hammer, Founder of Schizophrenic.NYC Schizophrenic.NYC: How I Navigate Life With Schizophrenia, And How You Can Too An Interview With Stephanie Greer Listen to the people around you. If they notice you’re acting differently talk to your doctor. You might need to adjust your medication, or maybe you need to talk [...]
Vital Role of Nurse Practitioners in Supporting Patients' Mental Well-being We live in an age of healthcare shortages. For some people, it’s a concept they hear about on the news more than one that they observe in real life. But for those living in impacted communities, it can literally be the difference between [...]
AITA my sister is "schizophrenic" | Reading Mental Health Reddit Stories Are you struggling to make a decision about whether or not you might be mentally ill? Do you feel like you don't know who to talk to about your feelings? In this video, Michelle Hammer and Carolyn Rossiter are reading [...]
The Crucial Role of Psychologists in Supporting the Mental Health of Individuals with Schizophrenia Developing schizophrenia symptoms can be a scary and isolating experience. Aside from the distress that experiencing hallucinations, delusions, and other hallmarks of the condition can bring, it can also be quite isolating for people. The stigma surrounding this mental [...]
Essential Resources for Individuals of All Ages Living with Schizophrenia Schizophrenia can feel like a hopeless situation when it enters your life, or the life of someone you love. But while mental health concerns are challenging, they are not hopeless. With the right support system in place, it is possible to live a [...]
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How to Share Your Schizophrenic Journey with the World, and How It Can Impact Others As someone who has experienced schizophrenia, you know just how isolating an experience it can be. Conversely, you also know just how positive and impactful it can be when someone else shares their experiences of the ailment and [...]
Collaborative Care: The Dynamic Duo of Mental Health Nurse Practitioners and Psychotherapists Each person is an individual, which means that mental healthcare needs will look different for everyone. With all the new tools being used in the field of healthcare and mental health, such as electronic health records (EHRs), it’s never been easier [...]
The Intricacies of Maintaining Good Mental Health as a Stressed Parent Life as a parent can feel like one long day. A blur of naps, and diaper changes. Hasty meals. Lengthy cleanups. Quiet voices so as not to disturb naps, and gentle coddling to restore the naps that are inevitably interrupted. Add to [...]
Disparities in Mental Health Care: Which Populations Face the Biggest Challenges? Mental health is just as important as physical health. Unfortunately, not everyone in the United States has access to the same level of care and the resources they need to treat any issues and maintain optimal mental health. Health disparities are a [...]
Building Stronger Communities: Collaborative Solutions for Rural Mental Health Care For residents in rural communities, finding mental health resources and care options can be extremely difficult. Unfortunately, these barriers can contribute to feelings of isolation, loneliness, and anxiety, further exacerbating symptoms. Thankfully, there is a key solution that can help remedy the issue [...]
Tips for Staying Calm and Focused While Running a Business Owning your own business is an exciting way to make a living doing something that you legitimately care about. It can also be very stressful. Failure and success come down to your decisions. That’s a lot of weight to carry around with you. [...]
The Impact of Peer Support Groups in Alleviating Anxiety Among Public School Students In 95% of schools, there will come a moment in the year when an alarm goes off, and children are asked to behave as though were an armed intruder. They barricade their classrooms. They hide. In some cases, a person [...]
Examining the Unrecognized Link Between Climate Change and Mental Health While many people are aware that climate change is having a damaging effect on our environment, fewer are aware of the mental health impacts it is having on society. In fact, the relationship between climate change and mental health is actually quite [...]
What Should I Wear To Support Mental Health? Sometimes mental health advocacy can seem distant or unfeasible for the everyday person, but it can be as simple as what you choose to wear. 1. Define Normal - T-Shirt The Define Normal T-Shirt, for example, poses an ostensibly simple task [...]
What is it like to live with Schizophrenia? Q&A What is it like to live with Schizophrenia? In this video, Michelle Hammer, who lives with schizophrenia answers your questions to common questions she gets about life with the disorder. How did she get schizophrenia? What it's like to have a schizophrenia episode. [...]
Breaking the Cycle of Stress: The Impact of Access to Everyday Necessities Food insecurity is an existential problem in the United States. Millions of people live in the uncertainty that they might not have access to enough food, shelter, and clothing to keep themselves and their families safe. It’s a problem that has [...]
The Importance of Multicultural Competency in Psychology For decades there have been many social barriers in place that kept people from receiving adequate psychological care. Serious conditions were addressed, while more common mental health concerns, stress, anxiety, and depression, were often left unexamined. The stigma around mental healthcare has largely abated. It is [...]
Four Effective Tips That Are Significant for Your Mental Health Mental health needs the same care and attention as physical health. It includes psychological, emotional, and social wellbeing. Body and mind are connected so that they will be treated similarly. The improved state of mind determines how you handle stress, make individual choices [...]
Future Trends in Mental Health Care With each passing decade, more and more emphasis is being placed on addressing the mental health needs of the public and offering accessible treatments to a wide array of people. Today, thankfully, mental health has become a big priority in healthcare and more resources are being put [...]
