Tag Archives: mental health

Beautiful Stillness

Posted on January 4, 2023 by msw blog

Walking recently at sunset on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Manhattan incandescent against an orange sky, I watched a line of tourists taking the same photo. I challenged myself to observe without documenting, to have an experience and let my memory … Continue reading →

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Bullying: Repercussions for society

Posted on January 3, 2023 by msw blog

As a retired educator, the article “A day in the life of SPD’s mental health crisis team” caught my eye [Aug. 7, A1]. One particular issue was the dispatch of a team to deal with a man with mental health … Continue reading →

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Mental Health

Posted on December 19, 2022 by msw blog

I have been struggling with self-harm for several years now. Every time I get explosively angry, I end up attacking myself (usually by scratching the insides of my arms, or my face/lips with my nails or some other sharp object). … Continue reading →

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Who are You ?

Posted on November 22, 2022 by msw blog

What you do is not who you are! We’ve been so conditioned to lead with titles rather than share the truths that genuinely make us one of a kind. As a result, we often walk around in a cloud of … Continue reading →

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How I Mental Health

Posted on November 12, 2022 by msw blog

My definition of a mental-health day is every day. I don’t like the idea that a mental-health day has to stick out among all the other days of the year. On a good day, I deal with rejection by brushing it off; … Continue reading →

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