Frequently Asked Questions About Mental Health...Mental health includes how you think, feel, and act. It can fall on a spectrum and vary for each person. You may...
Suicide Prevention...If you or someone you know is in crisis or considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Call or...
Complementary and Integrative Health...Complementary therapies and an integrative health approach are often used to treat mental health conditions. Complementary therapies include nontraditional therapies – such...
Coping with Mental Health: Medications...Treating mental health conditions with prescription drugs is common. About 16 percent of American adults take medicine for a mental health condition...
Mental Health Myths and Facts...There are many myths and misconceptions about mental health. Because of the stigma around mental health conditions, it is important to know...
Coping with Mental Health: Psychotherapy (Talk Therapy)...Psychotherapy is also known as talk therapy, counseling, or simply therapy. Psychotherapy is used to help with a wide range of mental...
What Is Mental Health?...Mental health is the range of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that affect your well-being and how you relate to others. Just like...
The Search for the Perfect Shirt Continues...Saucony, a company known for its running shoes, also makes good running shirts. One of my favorite pieces of clothing is a...reactionscomments
A Skin Cancer Journey: How Do You Cope?...My mother has always been health-conscious, but as a child, I can remember her sitting on the couch eating a whole box...reactions6comments
That’s the Kind of Cancer to Get...If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard that’s the kind of cancer to get, I could actually pay some...reactions6comments
Took a Year...It took a year for me to convince my doctor that it was not just a crazy freckle. I finally got a...reactions1comment
My Follow-up Abdominal CT Scans...After 2 wide-resection operations to remove dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) skin cancer in both April and May 2021, I am required to have...reactions3comments
The Little Things Can Drive You Crazy...I have a tiny little spot in my left ear. First, it itched, then it flaked. I applied a combination of Efudex...reactionscomments
Tell Your Story!...Lung cancer. Breast cancer. Prostate cancer. Colorectal cancer. Bladder cancer. Cancers of the blood. All of these are cancers that many people...reactionscomments
Ten Life Saving New Year's Resolutions...It’s just about that time of the year. Time for well-intentioned resolutions that take flight in January, but too often crash and...reactionscomments
It Takes A Village...A Facebook post I made around two and a half years ago about one of my skin cancer surgeries and recovery is...reactionscomments
Facing February...February got here before I knew what was happening this year. When February hits, so does the fever. Days are getting just...reactions5comments
Playing Armchair Doctor Could Be Dangerous!...Many people don’t give a lot of thought to skin cancer, until they or someone they know have been diagnosed with it...reactionscomments
The Dance...“You have black death.” With those words, I began my dance with skin cancer. It was the summer of 1988 and I...reactionscomments
California Here I Come, Worrying About My Skin...When I got invited to a wedding across the country in California, I thought about how much fun it would be, I...reactionscomments
