Mental Health Awareness

There’s a stigma attached to being a child star in Hollywood because they often don’t fair so well as they transition into adulthood, and frankly it’s understandable. Hollywood has a tendency to rob these kids of their childhood, thrust them into the spotlight, and most humans simply aren’t prepared for…

Celebrities are always in the spotlight. For the movie they just starred in or the album they just released. And regardless of what they’re doing, the cameras are flashing—as they take their dog for a walk, grab a cup of coffee, trip on the red carpet at the Met Gala,…

Hurricane Harvey surprised us all with more aggression and rain than most meteorologists predicted or have ever seen before. The tropical storm has attacked the Houston, Texas area, flooding it with more than 50 inches of rain and setting a record for the continental U.S. in the process. It is…

YouTube channel Mind, the mental health charity asked Mind Media Award Winner (http://mind.org.uk/awards) and Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams about why positive portrayals of mental health in TV drama are important for people with mental health problems. Maisie believes that discussing mental health issues in pop culture actually helps open…

The Good Doctor, modeled after the South Korean series of the same name, is a television series coming to ABC this fall about a surgeon, Shaun, with autism and savant syndrome. Shaun leaves his troubled town and childhood behind to join the pediatric unit at San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital—he…

Celebrities appear to have it all: their dream career, millions of dollars, mansions that they call home. What could possibly go wrong for them? Well, sometimes, the most unlikely people are the ones who suffer due to a mental illness. While celebrities appear to have the perfect lives, they are…

What does that mean to you? Counseling means to me many things; mental health, self care, self love, strength, and support. I am a counselor because I believe what I do can help others live their very best life. I consider myself to have a wealth of resources. Often times…

What are some myths and misconceptions about mental illness and health? I have spent most of my childhood and adult life around friends and family who suffer from different types of mental health problems. It took me a long time to realize that not everyone has had these experiences, and…