Five People That Will Help You Feel Less Alone While Grieving
It goes without saying: grief is a difficult and complicated process. Simply put, it sucks. Everyone experiences it in so many different ways, there is no one size fits all approach for coping with it. That being said, one of the main pain points for people experiencing grief is the feeling of isolation. You can […]
Coping With Divorce Post-COVID
‘Frame of Mind’ discusses current events in the mental health and emotional wellbeing space. Today’s edition centers on online divorce startup Hello Divorce, which recently announced a $2 million seed round, as well as the impact of COVID19 on divorce rates. Hello Divorce, a platform dedicated to making the divorce process more affordable and efficient, […]
“Being single isn’t a huge hindrance on life”
This week we’d like to put the spotlight on Instagram page tinymoron. Darya’s drawings relate to just about everyone, and we guarantee a few will resonate with you. If you’re struggling through a breakup, this London-based creator’s page should be your new go-to virtual spot. Can you tell me a bit more about you and […]
Five Instagram Accounts to Follow After a Breakup
Let’s be real: Breaking up sucks. Whether you’ve broken up with your partner, they broke up with you, or it was mutual, ending a relationship with someone you love isn’t easy. What makes it even harder is that before smartphones and social media we were able to cut off that person from our lives entirely, […]
Simone Taught Us To Share Without Shame
In arguably the most shocking turn of events at the Tokyo Olympics, Simone Biles, the most decorated American gymnast and considered by many to be the GOAT (greatest of all time), withdrew from the women’s gymnastics final because of a “medical issue” which she later explained was related to her mental health. “I have to […]
How to Support Someone Who’s Grieving
When we were speaking with Emma Payne, the Founder of Grief Coach, she mentioned that a few years after the loss of her husband, she reconnected with family and friends whom she hadn’t heard from in a while. She found out why: they couldn’t think of what to say or how to support her after her […]
The Importance of BIPOC Mental Health Month
“Once my loved one accepted the diagnosis, healing began for the entire family, but it took too long. It took years. Can’t we, as a nation, begin to speed up that process? We need a national campaign to destigmatize mental illness, especially one targeted toward African-Americans. The message must go on billboards and in radio […]
“I honestly had no idea how underserved widows were”
This week we’d like to put the spotlight on Carolyn Moor, the President, Founder, and Development Director of Modern Widows Club. Widowed on Valentine’s Day 2000 and with two young daughters to raise solo, Carolyn struggled to find the mentors she needed to model the healing and growth she desperately sought. This ultimately led to the […]
Five Benefits of Online Group Support
In our smartphone-centric society, there is now an app for basically everything. We now have the tools in the palm of our hands to take greater control over our health, and we’re not just talking about the physical kind. We all use online fact sheets and symptom checkers whenever we’re feeling physically unwell, but there […]
Setting Up Relationship Boundaries
The word “boundary” can have negative connotations to it, simply because “boundary” can remind you of a “barrier”, something that blocks you from getting somewhere. The truth is, a boundary is a different type of block: it’s a building block. Instead of seeing a boundary exclusively as a limit, see it as an indication of […]
