Day #5: Humor
by: Melanie Kucko, Sean Smedley, and Scott Brabant We often associate laughter with humor. Did you know that there are both mental and physical health benefits associated with each? After all, laughter is the best medicine. Laughing is not only funny to do, but good for you. Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the […]
Day #4: Crisis and Hotlines
by: Suzi Craig By July 2022, 9-8-8 will become the new national three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline which is currently 1-800-273-8255. According to CT’s Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), over 20,000 calls are made annually to the Lifeline (via the state’s information line, 2-1-1 of CT), by those experiencing […]
Day #3: Stress Reduction
by: Dr. Brandon Nappi, Founder, Copper Beech Institute Stress is what led me to mindfulness practice. I was living from one deadline to the next—just trying to get through. I was living for weekends or the next vacation or the next arbitrary time when I thought life would be easier. “If I can just get […]
Day #2: Storytelling
Why Writing: 3 Steps You Can Take To Incorporate Writing in Your Life by: Janet Reynolds There are lots of reasons to write but the Southern author Flannery O’Connor sums it up best for me: “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” I started keeping a diary […]
Day #1: Self-Care Practices
What was something that made you feel good today? by: Brayden Ransom This year has been especially challenging. Many of us feel that we’ve taken on the emotional load for multiple worlds; with work, personal life, family, friends, and everything in between. When we practice self-care, we foster our resiliency and put ourselves in a better position […]
Join MHC for #31DaysofWellness: Mental Health Awareness Month 2021
During Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Mental Health Connecticut (MHC) invites Connecticut residents, businesses, and communities to invest in preventative measures that increase resiliency and wellness. We are bringing back #31DaysOfWellness this May with the theme of #31Tools2Thrive. The goal is to help individuals build their personalized self-care toolkits while helping to build MHC’s […]
Epilogue – Day #31
Today marks the final day of Mental Health Awareness Month. We at Mental Health Connecticut would like to thank you for being a part of #31DaysofWellness, helping us exceed our fundraising goal, and spreading awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness. It is our hope that you were able to take something with […]
April Showers Bring May Flowers: Water a Flower Day – Day #30
Contributed by Lori Mossberg, MHC’s GROW Coordinator Mental Health Connecticut’s GROW program is a relatively new therapeutic addition within the umbrella of services provided by MHC. Serving its participants, the GROW program offers so much more than its vegetables from the greenhouses and the vegetable garden at Hayden Hill, the nature-based activities, and the healthy […]
Loretta’s Mediterranean Foodie Blog – Day #29
Contributed by: Loretta Ann Stevens, MHC Board of Directors Mental health and physical wellness are two sides of the same coin, so eating a healthy diet to help have a healthy mind is a no-brainer. 🙂 What better time than Mental Health Awareness Month to adopt eating habits such as the Mediterranean diet, that has […]
All Together Now: Virtual Hugs and #31DaysOfWellness in Review – Day #28
Contributed by Suzi Craig, Chief Strategy Officer Being around others is good for your health. In 2018, Cigna released the findings of a research report surveyed more than 20,000 adults to study the impact and root causes of loneliness. The survey determined that loneliness is an epidemic in the U.S., particularly with younger generations. That […]
