From Psychology Today 5 Things You Need to Know May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and organizations across the nation will be drawing attention to the various—and often-surprising—way mental illness affects people’s lives. This May, a number of new research findings highlight the need for increased understanding of, empathy for, and respect of people facing mental health issues. Consider the following. Mental Illness is ‘Normal’ People with mental health issues have
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Article from The Washington Post Sara Lazar, a neuroscientist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, was one of the first scientists to take the anecdotal claims about the benefits of meditation and mindfulness and test them in brain scans. What she found surprised her — that meditating can literally change your brain. She explains: Q: Why did you start looking at meditation and mindfulness and the brain? Lazar: A friend and I were training for the Boston marathon. I had
Prince Harry gave a stirring speech about mental health at the Virgin Money Giving Mind Media Awards on Monday night. “People seem ready for a different kind of conversation on mental health,” he said, according to People. “Everyone was tired of stigma and scare stories around mental illness.” He added, “People are now really talking about their own well-being and how to
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