MENTAL HEALTH TIPS: How Does Trauma Live in the Body?
By Jessica Nowacki, Clinical Intern When you hear the words “trauma and the body,” it is common to think of sexual or domestic violence, military service or other violent experiences. …
MENTAL HEALTH TIPS: How To Be More Social and Why It’s Important for Your Health
By Rev. Dr. Ron Barnes, LSW, Executive Director and Family Counselor “Living with air pollution increases your odds of dying early by 5%. Living with obesity, 20%. Excessive drinking, 30%. …
MENTAL HEALTH TIPS: Focusing on Self-Care
By Dan Priore, Marketing & Communications Coordinator People enjoy taking time for themselves; however, it can be a challenge pinpointing how much is too much. The answer may fall in …
MENTAL HEALTH TIPS: Finding Daily Routines
By Dan Priore, Marketing & Communications Coordinator No matter what our daily habits and patterns may be, it’s always comforting to know we can rely on them. However, the Covid-19 …
MENTAL HEALTH TIPS: Battling the Social Clock
“Clocks slay time…time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.” – William Faulkner By …
MENTAL HEALTH TIPS: AFTER ME, YOU’RE FIRST
By Licensed Pastoral Counselor, Rev. Dr. Ron Barnes, LSW When I first heard this statement it caught me off guard. As a Pastoral Counselor my emphasis has always been on following …
MENTAL HEALTH TIPS: COVID-19 Ruined My Plans, Now What?
By Licensed Counselor, Danny Churchill, LSW, MSW As humans, we are wired to make plans to help us have something to look forward to. We like having some event that will …
COUNSELING: Separating FACT from FICTION: Suicide
By Counseling Intern, Kristin Collins Social distancing, self-isolation, unemployment, missed graduations, and many other unforeseen struggles and disappointments have arisen for many individuals as we face COVID-19. Living during these …
MENTAL HEALTH TIPS: Embrace Pittsburgh Mindhacks: Self-Soothing
MindHacks is a special public awareness and educational initiative by EMBRACE Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation to spot a light on our own mental well-being during a time of …