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  • Personality Disorders

    Personality Disorders

    Did you ever wonder about your personality, or the personality of someone you know? Why does one person seem to […]


  • Children’s Books About Mental Health

    Children’s Books About Mental Health

    If you have explored our website you may have looked at our Get Help webpage. One of the resources listed […]


  • How do our brains change?

    Lately, I’ve been spending some time on the weekends organizing my photographs from the last 28 years of backpacking. I […]


  • Post Holiday Blues

    Post Holiday Blues

    The new year is here and we are a couple of weeks into 2025! Yet, some people may be feeling […]


  • Wildfire Resources

    Wildfire Resources

    With the millions of people impacted by the southern California wildfires we wanted to share some mental health resources. These […]


  • Self-Care in 2025

    Self-Care in 2025

    Happy New Year! Another year has gone by, and a new one is beginning. For many people this is a […]


  • First Day Hikes: Get Outside On January 1!

    First Day Hikes: Get Outside On January 1!

    The History Of First Day Hikes First Day Hikes began in 1992 in Massachusetts. The concept was created by Patrick […]


  • Seasonal Affective Disorder

    Seasonal Affective Disorder

    It is that time of year when many of us may be experiencing the winter blues. We also may be […]


  • Dealing with election stress

    An election like no other… Elections seem to have become a mental health issue. One editorial I read compared the […]


  • Winter Hiking

    Winter Hiking

    Autumn is here and winter is fast approaching. This means the amount of sunlight each day is decreasing, as are the temperatures. You may be thinking it is getting too chilly to hike, but honestly, winter hiking is a great activity. Read on for winter hiking tips…


  • Substance Use Disorder

    Substance Use Disorder

    As we make our way through autumn the amount of daily sunlight is decreasing and the weather is getting colder. […]


  • Schizophrenia

    Schizophrenia

    While few individuals are diagnosed with schizophrenia you have likely heard of this mental illness. According to the NIMH estimates […]


  • Disasters, trails, and trauma

      This week, I’ve been reading the news of hurricane Helene’s devastation in the southern Appalachians, and especially western North […]


  • Loneliness and Isolation

    Loneliness and Isolation

    The Facts Fall is here, winter is approaching, and the amount of daylight is decreasing. For some this can mean […]


  • Hiking, research, and results

    All of us who read this blog know that hiking plays a key role in maintaining our mental health.  One […]


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