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How Do We Fix Mental Health in Schools?

How Do We Fix Mental Health in Schools?

Imagine this—a young boy is struggling in school. He has a hard time dealing with anger. He feels like somewhat of an outcast among his peers. Bounced from one school to the next as he’s continually expelled. He’s even been admitted to a mental hospital several times, although he’s able to talk his way out. He […]...
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Psychiatric Service Dog Breeders: What You Need to Know

Psychiatric Service Dog Breeders: What You Need to Know

I have some exciting news to share. But I’ll be honest, along with looking forward to what’s coming, I’m also a little apprehensive about the entire situation. See, I’m on the waiting list to get a psychiatric service dog from Little Angels Service Dogs. And it will be my first dog—ever! Both my therapist and psychiatrist […]...
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Masculinity & Depression

I think there are a lot of people who have a false view of what depression feels like and looks like, especially in men. When they think of depression they think of someone being sad, withdrawn, quiet, and down. But, for many men, including myself, depression disguises itself as anger. Throughout my life with depression, […]...
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What Depression Feels Like

There are some things in life that are so easy to describe, things as the directions to your work, a historical event, and the color of the sky. Some things are just black and white. They are a certain way and while the details may vary a little, the basic description is the same no matter […]...
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The Complete Guide to Workplace Mental Health

The Complete Guide to Workplace Mental Health

Jobs and careers are supposed to be a good thing, right? Your job should provide a place where you can use your gifts, talents, and education to make a difference in this world, big or small. It should be a place where you can build confidence and excel. However, that isn’t what it is for […]...
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How to Become a Paid Mental Health Speaker

How to Become a Paid Mental Health Speaker

How to Book Paid Speaking Gigs LEARN MORE You may think that since I work as a paid mental health speaker, I wouldn’t want to encourage others to do it as well. After all, by doing that I am creating more competition for myself. Even though there are quite a few of us doing this work, there […]...
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The Top 5 College Mental Health Speakers

https://youtu.be/-dxNVPApSqU Mike Veny is a college motivational speaker.Learn more about his programs here. We have a serious problem happening at colleges and universities around the country.  According to the National Institute of Mental Health, college students are more than twice as likely to have serious suicidal thoughts. And, those in the same age range (18 to 25 years old) are three times as likely to die by suicide....

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How Gratitude Changes Your Life

November is the month when we are supposed to focus on being grateful. Families around the country sit down to enjoy a beautiful Thanksgiving dinner, and many take turns listing one thing they are thankful for from the past year. Without a doubt, taking the time to be grateful for a day, or a month […]...
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