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Ketamine Therapy Gave Me the Joy I Never Had with Treatment-Resistant Depression
Read More: Ketamine Therapy Gave Me the Joy I Never Had with Treatment-Resistant DepressionAs told to Marnie Goodfriend I was about 6 years old when I began to feel that the world was dark, and I was very alone. My parents were neglectful and in denial about my mental health. They weren’t equipped to raise a sick child. My dad was a military man, and appearances meant everything…
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Women With Parkinson’s Are Frequently Misdiagnosed
Read More: Women With Parkinson’s Are Frequently MisdiagnosedClose to 1 million Americans are affected by Parkinson’s disease (PD), a neurological condition that progressively impacts the brain’s ability to produce dopamine and regulate movement. With an estimated 1.2 million cases by 2030 and an annual rate of 60,000 new diagnoses, medical specialists have increasingly aimed to identify the condition’s root causes and characteristics. …
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I Powered Through Anxiety and Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro
Read More: I Powered Through Anxiety and Climbed Mt. KilimanjaroIt was three days before my flight to Tanzania. I had just arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina, where I would spend the next few days filming Erika Bogan, who is disabled, as she prepared for our journey to the top of Kilimanjaro at 19,341 feet above sea level. After she picked me up from the…
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I’m Grateful for the Anxiety That Left Me Gasping for Air
Read More: I’m Grateful for the Anxiety That Left Me Gasping for AirAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector I would wake up crying at 3 a.m. feeling like the ceiling was lowering and the walls were closing in on me. My throat and chest were tight. There was no exit, no escape. My thoughts were racing so fast I expected my head to explode. I’d always lived…
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For Years, I Lived with Seasonal Affective Disorder, Thinking It Was Just the Winter Blues
Read More: For Years, I Lived with Seasonal Affective Disorder, Thinking It Was Just the Winter BluesAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector Come on, Jules. Get it together. Suck it up. You can do this. You’re an athlete. Not just any athlete but one specializing in endurance sports. Think about that word. Endurance. You just have to endure this. That’s what I kept telling myself when I would wake up in…
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A Therapist Answers 6 of Your Questions Around Feeling Lonely at Christmas
Read More: A Therapist Answers 6 of Your Questions Around Feeling Lonely at ChristmasWhatever your typical set-up around December the 25th – perhaps a chunky get-together with the extended family, a little celebration with a few key friends and fizz or a firmly ‘non-traditional’ takeaway from your local Chinese restaurant, Christmas can feel a little strained and sometimes lonely. The festive period is a core cause of the…
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6 Ways To Improve Metabolic Function After 50
Read More: 6 Ways To Improve Metabolic Function After 50Metabolic function is a series of complex processes in your body allowing your cells to function correctly, thus converting food into energy. Your age, sex, genetics, muscle mass, activity level, and body fat all contribute to the speed of your metabolism. Over time, your metabolism slows down, and hormonal shifts encourage your body to store…
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The Results Are In: Running Proven To Significantly Improve Mood
Read More: The Results Are In: Running Proven To Significantly Improve MoodJohannesburg, 28 November 2022. A total of 99% of people feel good or great after going for a run. This was the key finding from a series of running support groups set up by Nedbank in partnership with the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) leading up to and throughout Mental Health Awareness Month.…
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How to Get Through the Holidays When Dealing with Grief
Read More: How to Get Through the Holidays When Dealing with GriefThey say it’s the most wonderful time of the year, but for many, it’s the most challenging. Michelle Gillie, for example, is facing the holiday season with a heavy heart. In the past couple of years she’s lost multiple people close to her, among them her 24-year-old nephew, who died last December. “I am prepared…
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7 Ways To Meditate For Anxiety Relief That Are *Actually* Easy To Do
Read More: 7 Ways To Meditate For Anxiety Relief That Are *Actually* Easy To DoA way to meditate for anxiety relief that’s actually easy to do? Please, say some more… Anxious thoughts are (arguably) the least pleasant kinds of thoughts—and as soon as they pop up, your main goal is to get them gone (which, honestly, only seems to make them multiply). Real talk: You can’t necessarily stop yourself…
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“I Travel Solo Even Though I Have Anxiety — This Is How I Cope”
Read More: “I Travel Solo Even Though I Have Anxiety — This Is How I Cope”If you’re wanting to travel solo but are hampered by anxiety, you’re not alone. Studies show that having anxiety means you’re less likely to do something considered ‘risky’, and entering into the unknown, from people, places and food, can be a big contributor to that. The pandemic worsened our travel anxiety, but with borders open…
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Long Covid Changed Her Life Forever
Read More: Long Covid Changed Her Life ForeverIn December 2019, Marjorie Roberts was ready to take on the world. She’d just received her life coaching certification and started what was supposed to be a short-term job managing a gift shop at an Atlanta hospital to earn money to launch her new business. By late February 2020, however, the hospital was warning its…
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8 Things That Are Sucking The Happiness Right Out Of Your Life
Read More: 8 Things That Are Sucking The Happiness Right Out Of Your LifeYou may not recognise it, but there are several biological imbalances and environmental factors that could create bad mood triggers, affecting your mood as an offshoot of something else that’s not quite right. Read on and check if any of these ring alarm bells. Bad mood trigger 1: Food Intolerance Food intolerances are responsible for…
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The Life-Changing Hope of New Treatments for Clinical Depression
Read More: The Life-Changing Hope of New Treatments for Clinical DepressionReviewed by Virginia Lindahl, Ph.D. When Susan Gayhart heard about ketamine as a depression treatment, she wasn’t optimistic. “I’d been hopeful in the past, trying different medications, waiting for weeks to see any kind of improvement,” said Gayhart, a writer and photographer. “And I just never did. I didn’t have any hope that ketamine would…
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It’s Time For The Virtual Nedbank Runified Challenge
Read More: It’s Time For The Virtual Nedbank Runified ChallengeIt’s time for the Nedbank Runified challenge where runner’s join forces all over the country in aid of Mental Health Awareness month and Runify around mental health. This is the perfect first step towards a happier and healthier South Africa. Virtual Goal The Runify challenge, in partnership with the South African Depression and Anxiety…
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Is It Just Sadness or Is It Clinical Depression?
Read More: Is It Just Sadness or Is It Clinical Depression?Reviewed by Virginia Lindahl, Ph.D. Jude Evans-McCarthy found herself struggling with feelings of despair, but she kept them to herself, not wanting to be labeled as “crazy,” and even withheld information from her doctors. Then one day, after years of struggling, she nearly drove her car into the path of a semi-truck. “The only thing…
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How The Women’s Proteas Are Prepping For The T20 World Cup
Read More: How The Women’s Proteas Are Prepping For The T20 World CupFinally! The Women’s T20 World Cup is almost upon us. After a much-anticipated wait, the women’s Proteas will be competing on home turf against the best in the world. The opening match will take place on February 10th 2023 (SA takes on Sri Lanka for the first game) and tickets will be going for as…
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4 Ways To Boost Your Mental Well-Being
Read More: 4 Ways To Boost Your Mental Well-BeingMental health challenges existed long before Covid-19 and only intensified during the lockdown conditions. As the nation moves into a post-pandemic era, South Africans are finding ways to recognise and combat mental health challenges. Who Is Vulnerable? One out of three South Africans has, or will at some point in their life, battle with mental…
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How To Support A Loved One If You Think They Are Suicidal
Read More: How To Support A Loved One If You Think They Are SuicidalSuicide convos. They’re scary. And difficult. And with South Africa ranking 10th in global suicide rates, according to a World Population Review study, it’s likely to be a conversation you can’t (and shouldn’t) ignore. According to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), there are 23 known cases of suicide a day in SA,…
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Put Yourself on the A-List This Summer
Read More: Put Yourself on the A-List This SummerMegan Thee Stallion sang about having a “hot girl summer,” but my friends who are mothers are having more of a “hot car summer.” My friend Lara added three extra hours to her daily schlep when her daughter’s sleepaway camp temporarily switched to day-camp hours because of a Covid-19 exposure. Lara’s daughter begged to continue…
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My journey with fillers began when I was 18. By my 20s, my face was permanently scarred from cosmetic procedures.
Read More: My journey with fillers began when I was 18. By my 20s, my face was permanently scarred from cosmetic procedures.As told to Erica Rimlinger I grew up in the UK, and for most of my teenage years, I couldn’t smile in photos. I was convinced I looked hideous. I covered my mouth when I laughed and turned my face when I felt someone looking too close. When I was 18 years old, I was…
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It Turns Out There Are Actually 9 Different Types Of Depression
Read More: It Turns Out There Are Actually 9 Different Types Of DepressionOne in five South Africans will experience some form of depression in their lifetime – whether it be due to… The post It Turns Out There Are Actually 9 Different Types Of Depression appeared first on Women’s Health.
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Someone Who Likes You: The Importance of Girlfriends for Mental Health
Read More: Someone Who Likes You: The Importance of Girlfriends for Mental HealthWhen I was little, my aunt gave me her well-loved copy of Jane Walsh Anglund’s book, “A Friend Is Someone Who Likes You.” I loved everything about it: its postcard-sized stature, the simplicity of the text, the whimsical illustrations of children in various states of togetherness, the message that anything can be a friend —…
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Advanced Breast Cancer Support Group Finder
Read More: Advanced Breast Cancer Support Group FinderHealthyWomen has put together support group options to unite those affected by advanced breast cancer. Support groups can vary in format with in-person groups, virtual groups, social media pages, blogs, mobile apps and others. Support groups help connect people who are going through similar experiences and can offer information and advice related to advanced breast…
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What Is Body Dysmorphia (BDD)?
Read More: What Is Body Dysmorphia (BDD)?It’s a sad fact of modern life that few women look in the mirror and like what they see. But it’s not surprising, given that we are constantly bombarded with images of idealized beauty. Those images are airbrushed and manipulated and don’t begin to represent what real women look like, but many of us still…
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Getting Help for Your Mental Health Is Not a Weakness, but Try Telling My Asian Parents That
Read More: Getting Help for Your Mental Health Is Not a Weakness, but Try Telling My Asian Parents ThatJuly is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. As told to Erica Rimlinger I was a preteen the first time I visited the doctor by myself. It was in Chinatown, so the doctor I saw spoke my native language, Cantonese. He handed me some paperwork to fill out, and on the back page there was…
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When Stigma Kills
Read More: When Stigma KillsJuly is National Minority Mental Health Awareness month. On Feb. 14, 1995, Fonda Bryant was prepared to die. She planned to take her life that day, and made one final call to her Aunt Spanky, a relative three years older who felt more like a sister than an aunt. Bryant told her she could have…
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Black Women Have Many Risks to Their Mental Health. For Me, Juneteenth Is a Day of Healing.
Read More: Black Women Have Many Risks to Their Mental Health. For Me, Juneteenth Is a Day of Healing.The temperature climbed past 80 degrees as my children and I followed the marked route between historic dwellings in a suburban downtown district just minutes from our home. Their breath grew labored, their pace slowed in the early afternoon heat, and they were thankful for the breaks each time we stopped to listen to a…
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Alzheimer’s, Anxiety, Brain health, Depression, Fatigue, Insomnia, mental health, Self-Care, sleep, Sleep disorders
This Is Your Brain on No Sleep
Read More: This Is Your Brain on No SleepThe day after not sleeping well, you may feel a little foggy, a bit hungrier than normal, slower to react, irritable and perhaps even a bit down in the dumps. Or you may feel perfectly fine — even finer if you’re fueling up with caffeine. Whether you notice yourself feeling off or you feel nothing…
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How to Create a Home Gym with Minimal Space
Read More: How to Create a Home Gym with Minimal SpaceMost of us don’t have enough space in our homes to have a separate home gym, so we have to improvise and create a dedicated exercise area in the space that’s available. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need masses of space to enjoy a good workout. As long as you have the will, there…
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Coping With the Emotional Impact of Head and Neck Cancer
Read More: Coping With the Emotional Impact of Head and Neck CancerIn the spring of 2013, Wendy Sutton noticed an ulcer on her tongue that wouldn’t go away. After numerous dental appointments, she finally had it removed nearly a year later. Wendy didn’t consider that a sample might be sent off for testing. But in March 2014, she was diagnosed with oral cancer, one of many…
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The Truth About Being a Cancer Warrior
Read More: The Truth About Being a Cancer WarriorWhen I found out I had breast cancer, I decided to be open about my diagnosis. I wanted my interactions with people, even those on the outer rungs of my social circle, to be authentic — a quality I didn’t think I’d convey with an undisclosed elephant-sized cancer diagnosis in the room. Messages of support…
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Can Exercise Help Make Therapy More Effective? A Pair of Studies Suggests It Might
Read More: Can Exercise Help Make Therapy More Effective? A Pair of Studies Suggests It MightFor many people, exercise is a whole lot more than just a way to make physical progress. And if you’ve been in the fitness space for a long time, you’ve definitely read about or experienced the many ways exercise can benefit your mental health. And it doesn’t take all day to reap the benefits of…
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Alternative therapies, Medication safety, mental health, Otc medication safety, Self-Care, Stress, Supplements
Answers About Ashwagandha
Read More: Answers About AshwagandhaMedically reviewed by Dr. Melanie Fiorella Have you seen ashwagandha’s benefits touted on social media? It’s an herbal remedy used for treating symptoms of stress, anxiety and insomnia — but is it worthy of the attention? We reached out to Dr. Melanie Fiorella, a primary care physician and director of the Center for Integrative Education…
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What Is Box Breathing, and What Are Its Benefits?
Read More: What Is Box Breathing, and What Are Its Benefits?You’ve probably heard of mindfulness and meditation before, but what about box breathing? This breathing technique, commonly known as “square breathing,” has been shown to help relieve anxiety and promote a state of relaxation. Whether you’re stressed about a work presentation or have more general anxiety, box breathing can be a helpful tool to keep…
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4 Ways to Reduce the Risk of Injury in Marathon Training
Read More: 4 Ways to Reduce the Risk of Injury in Marathon TrainingFirst and foremost, if you’re in the process of training for a marathon, huge congratulations are in order. After all, this is a huge feat that very few people in the world get to achieve. In fact, if you’re looking for exact stats – just 0.01% of the world’s population achieves this every year. Of…
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Staring at an Image of Yourself on Zoom Has Serious Consequences for Mental Health – Especially for Women
Read More: Staring at an Image of Yourself on Zoom Has Serious Consequences for Mental Health – Especially for WomenBy Roxanne Felig, University of South Florida and Jamie Goldenberg, University of South Florida In the past few years, people across the world have spent more time on video chat programs like Zoom and FaceTime than ever before. These applications mimic in-person encounters by allowing users to see the people they are communicating with. But…
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Birth control, Contraception, Family planning, Fertility, Infertility, mental health, Real women real stories, Self-Care
The Unicorn in the Room: My Infertility Journey Led to an Unexpected Discovery
Read More: The Unicorn in the Room: My Infertility Journey Led to an Unexpected DiscoveryAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector April 24-30 is National Infertility Awareness Week. Why don’t we just give it a try and see what happens? That was the attitude with which my husband, Luis, and I began our journey to make a baby. I was 32 and didn’t feel in a rush. I was also…
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Infertility Isn’t Just a Physical Journey — It’s an Emotional One, Too
Read More: Infertility Isn’t Just a Physical Journey — It’s an Emotional One, TooApril 24-30 is National Infertility Awareness Week. Michelle Anderson and her husband Jeff* were ready to start their family when Michelle turned 33. She stopped taking birth control pills and wasn’t surprised when she didn’t get pregnant right away. But, then six months passed, and then 12. After two years and 24 negative pregnancy tests,…
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Why I’m Speaking Up About Toxic Beauty Standards
Read More: Why I’m Speaking Up About Toxic Beauty StandardsI recently started re-reading some of my old journals. I like to do this from time to time because I usually find myself seeing my past in a new light that teaches me something, especially as I get older. Each night, I’d read several entries; some were a mere recounting of the day’s events while…
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5 Keys to Managing Health and Wellness During a Stressful Time
Read More: 5 Keys to Managing Health and Wellness During a Stressful TimeWhen the world seems dark, your mind is foggy and motivation is low, it may feel like health and wellness is the last thing on your priority list. For example, we’re still living in the remnants of a pandemic and through hostile times in the world. It can be hard to stay focused on health…
