My Brains Not Broken

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As I wrote in that post, it’s clear that many of us know we’re not getting enough rest. It reminds us that we’re all different and that we need different things. Shifting how we view wellness This lesson on rest not only helped shift the way I view my mental health, but wellness in general.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

It also requires working with NHS primary, community and mental health services to support wellness and wellbeing rather than crisis, sickness and just keeping us alive. “We “This means co-production with communities, long term investment in technology, accessible housing with care and preventative services. .

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My Brains Not Broken

APRIL 17, 2024

Do you ever feel like your day just isn’t going well? I didn’t come here to say that your depression will be solved with a drink of water and a little treat (unfortunately for us both). I know we all have good days and bad ones, but I’m talking about something different.

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My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 10, 2023

Some of these are connected to mental illness or medicine, while others are connected to mental wellness. Whether they are becoming increasingly overwhelming or unrealistic, our thoughts can spiral out of control and lead us into believing things that are simply untrue. Sometimes our thoughts will lay dormant, not bothering us at all.

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My Brains Not Broken

MAY 3, 2022

Different organizations have various themes for Mental Health Awareness Month, and this month is a good time to come together and advocate for what we ALL need to maintain mental wellness. ” Foundational knowledge is essential for mental wellness, and I’m glad to see an organization focus on that this month. BreakTheStigma.

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Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 23, 2022

Our little guy, Kugle came to us about 12.5 She had three rules to agree to his coming home with us: She owned the front half; He would stay on the main level of the house; He would only sleep on his bed. Neither of us had a dog before. If Kugle failed with either of us, neither of us could belong to the program with him.

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My Brains Not Broken

JUNE 28, 2023

When we have a lot to do or change is imminent, it can feel like the world is spinning wildly around us. Well after many years of feeling this way, I’ve come to a conclusion: we can, and we should. No, we can’t always take that moment when it’s ideal for us, but we do have that time and we should take it.

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Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 21, 2024

They allow us to connect meaningfully, check in and be appropriately supportive. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice. Difficult conversations. Many a relationship not only deserves this, but needs this.

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My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 17, 2023

When it happens in a negative way, our mind has betrayed us. It chooses us, it selects us, it casts its invisible hand out and taps us on the shoulder when it wants to come out and play. Other times that hand seems to reach out of the abyss, stunning us with its timing and cutting precision.

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MQ Mental Health

APRIL 15, 2024

Whether it’s painting, drawing, sculpting, cooking, knitting, sewing, writing, singing, playing music, dancing, the arts play a big role in our overall mental and physical health as well as our communities. A 2021 study showed that engaging in creative pursuits was associated with greater well-being and lower stress levels during COVID-19.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 8, 2022

There are many ways that the wintertime can make us feel symptoms of depression. When you experience depression and anxiety on a regular basis, you get to know yourself and your limits quite well. Sometimes we just need to look at what’s in front of us, and ask ourselves what we need in the moment.

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The New Social Worker

JANUARY 23, 2024

Have you ever considered how living in a patriarchal, racist, capitalist society damages your mental health and separates you from wellness? The book first explores how we inherently experience pain when moving through the world, and how it creates emptiness within us. We all carry trauma with us and have echoes of pain as a result.

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MQ Mental Health

MAY 3, 2024

Then, through the UK Health Data Research Innovation Gateway, researchers can discover the data and use it most effectively so that eventually we can together make the next breakthroughs in mental health science leading to a mentally healthier future for us all. Here, she kindly shares what it was like to attend.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The holiday season can take its toll on us in many ways, and while I tend to shine a spotlight on mental wellness during the holidays, there are other areas of wellness that are important to remember. There are many forms of wellness, and it’s important that they don’t get neglected for long periods of time.

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Social Work Futures

MAY 24, 2022

For additional imagination stretching about what jobs might look like in the coming years…come play or browse “Social Work Jobs of the Future” on this site!

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My Brains Not Broken

JULY 25, 2023

Some of these are connected to mental illness or medicine, while others are connected to mental wellness. Though there are several definitions of should statements, VeryWellMind sums it up well here: “ Should statements are a common negative thinking pattern, or cognitive distortion, that can contribute to feelings of fear and worry.

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My Brains Not Broken

APRIL 13, 2023

You and I might have the same end goal, but getting there could look different for each of us. And not only is that okay, but it’s a necessary reminder if we want to maintain mental wellness. Everything is too good for us but at the same time, nothing is ever good enough.

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Blurt It Out

APRIL 14, 2024

It’s like having a good friend who helps us navigate life’s ups and downs. Emotional intelligence plays a pivotal role in safeguarding our mental well-being. It enables us to recognize and understand our own emotions and those of others, fostering empathy and compassion.

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My Brains Not Broken

AUGUST 23, 2022

After the first session, my body was sore in places I’d forgotten I could be sore in, and these new exercises taught me a valuable lesson in how we can help ourselves adjust to things, not only physically, but mentally as well. When we wake up in the morning, we don’t always know what’s expected of us.

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MQ Mental Health

MAY 1, 2024

Here he shares some of the thoughts he offered on the day, giving us an insight into how important data science is when it comes to mental health. Our thanks to James for sharing his words with us, making it so clear that research is the way towards a mentally healthier future for us all.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 20, 2023

It was more difficult to maintain wellness, and harder to keep a positive attitude around my mental health journey. One thing I’ve learned in the many years writing this blog is how our mental health is impacted by the world around us. Instead, I hope this post serves as a reminder to be kind to ourselves this time of year.

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Social Care

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

For us, Professional Care Workers’ Week is an opportunity to raise the profile of care workers in the UK and highlight their fantastic work while providing opportunities for learning and sharing best practices. Join us Don't forget to tag us on social media and use the hashtag #PCWW23 to share your experiences.

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My Brains Not Broken

AUGUST 24, 2023

They can be good for us, they can be bad for us. Simply put, our brains are trying to make things as easy for us as possible. Negative habits are extremely prevalent, and many of us pick them up without realizing it. After writing about high-functioning anxiety earlier this week , I started thinking about habits.

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MQ Mental Health

MARCH 4, 2024

Whatever time of year, is reading good for mental wellness? Fact: Fiction Can Be Good For Mental Health Reading fiction can have a positive impact on measures of mood and emotion , but it’s important to note that exposure to fiction does not, on its own, have an immediate impact on well-being.

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Social Work Futures

JANUARY 3, 2023

” To be a futurist or foresight practitioner, is to be a devoted student of history as well as whatever is ahead. I plan to use this in my classes moving forward to underscore (as Amy Rossiter says so well in the piece included) “there is no place of innocence” for social work to stand.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

As social workers, how many of us are putting on our mask first? Not many of us. Rob Winfield, social worker, practice educator and learning and development officer, Hampshire County Council children’s services All of us around this table and in this room work in a strengths-based way with the families and the adults with whom we work.

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Gary Direnfeld

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Only by accepting the positive as well as the negative of one’s past can one truly understand who they are and what they brought to their own adulthood, their current family, their parenting of their children. Being whole requires us to identify all parts of our background and makeup. Change requires being whole.

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Blurt It Out

MARCH 3, 2024

This can be hard for both us and our loved ones to understand. Though some of us can manage our anxiety to an extent, and consequently can leave the house occasionally ( though it can be exhausting ). Fear Of Panic Attacks For some of us the fear of having a panic attack when outside of the house can stop us from going anywhere.

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Save the Social Worker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

And whenever we want to improve, the options available to us seem to be another thousand-dollar course, another 3-day course, or another conference. We might be in a bedsit at university, or wandering the streets of the city at night on our own, when it occurs to us, with full force, how negligible a thing we are in the wider scheme.

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Blurt It Out

APRIL 16, 2024

However, when anxiety becomes excessive or disproportionate to the situation, it can significantly impact daily functioning and overall well-being. In this article, we’ll explore the various physical, mental, and emotional symptoms of anxiety, both common and less well-known, and discuss effective strategies for managing anxiety.

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MQ Mental Health

MARCH 4, 2024

Whatever time of year, is reading good for mental wellness? Fact: Fiction Can Be Good For Mental Health Reading fiction can have a positive impact on measures of mood and emotion , but it’s important to note that exposure to fiction does not, on its own, have an immediate impact on well-being.

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Social Work Futures

MARCH 24, 2023

Each of us brought our own work histories (Eddie had worked directly in disaster response, and I had worked in a major trauma center) earlier in our careers. It shone a light on the extreme light on the intense vulnerability of agencies and spaces that serve the most vulnerable among us.

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Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Sometimes therapists do get overwhelmed by the stories told to us by the folks we serve. It doesn’t help the people we serve if they feel they have to protect us. She took in my reinforcing those practices she was already using well. I also assured her I wasn’t overwhelmed and that I was going to be helpful.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Well, there’s no bigger decision than who gets to run the country. Sara and Mark have managed to channel these extraordinary experiences of abuse and outcomes of willful neglect and somehow want to work positively with the social work profession to help us be better. As a child, you have a bedtime. I’m not sure I could do that.

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 13, 2024

I didn’t really know myself, and that lack of self-knowledge was a barrier to mental wellness. We’re constantly growing and changing, and so is the world around us. This is all to say that what’s true for us one day might not be true a few years down the road, and that’s okay.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Kinship Care Week is an opportunity for us all to acknowledge the roles they play in children’s lives and join with them in pushing for improvements in much needed support. Research tells us that children in kinship arrangements do as well or better than children living in unrelated foster care (Hunt, 2020).

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Gary Direnfeld

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The capacity of understanding, and appreciating the experience and perspective of another helps us to have meaningful connected and reciprocal relationships. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice.

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