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Greetings from your newest member of the mental health blogging team
Greetings fellow hikers. My name is Tim McNicholl, and I am thrilled to join the Hike for Mental Health team as a contributing […]
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PTSD: Part 2
In previous blogs we highlighted the mental health benefits of getting outdoors, as well as an overview of post-traumatic stress […]
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: An Overview
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common mental health disorder that occurs in some people after they experienced a […]
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Depressive Disorders: An Overview
Have you ever been sad because you didn’t get that job you wanted or didn’t make the team? Or perhaps […]
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Anxiety Disorders: An Overview
Our last blog provided a brief overview of mental health, inclusive of many disorders. The next few blogs will […]
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Post-trail Depression
As we look back on May’s Mental Health Awareness Month HIKE for Mental Health, and the Pacific Crest Trail Association, want to highlight […]
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Mental Health: An Overview
There is a lot of information available about mental health; so much so that it can sometimes be […]
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The Mental Health Benefits of Getting Outdoors
Can spending time outdoors really improve our mental health? The short answer is yes! According to an article by McLean […]
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May is National Mental Health Awareness Month
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month! To recognize this, we wanted to raise awareness about the National Institute of […]
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Welcome Gina to HIKE for Mental Health!
Hi! My name is Gina Hurley and I am so excited to introduce myself as a new volunteer for HIKE for Mental Health. […]
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AT Alumnus Completes Ironman, Raises $2,600
“The process and the journey which leads to the accomplishment of the goal is the toughest part. Staying disciplined each day, doing the work when the motivation wears off, and the consistency to achieve the long term, delayed gratification goal is the tough part,” says Ironman Cato Lacroix.
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Mental Health Awareness Month: Depression – Addressing Unhelpful Thoughts
Cognitive distortions, or as I prefer to call them, unhelpful thinking styles, are often present when depression is present. Simply put, these are errors in thinking or false beliefs that have been accepted as true. All humans engage in this type of thinking every now and then; but, this type of thinking is often happening…
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Mental Health Awareness Month: Depression – Lifestyle Factors
Depression is exhausting. Everything takes so much more effort and energy. Most days you won’t feel like doing any of the things listed below. Do them anyway. For some, if the depression is severe enough, simply getting out of the bed and showering may seem like an insurmountable task! I understand it’s hard. Instead of…
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Understanding Anxiety
Mental health is something we all have, just like physical health, and it needs to be taken care of at the same level as our physical health. Our bodies will send us signs (aka, symptoms) to let us know that something’s not right.
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Mental Health Awareness Month: Depression – Know the Signs & Symptoms
Like many mental health conditions, depression is complex. In an effort to make information easier to understand I’ve broken it down into a three part series, called Depression 101. In part one I’m going to provide a very basic 30,000 foot view of how depression can present and provide you with an opportunity to complete…
