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Articles on a wide variety of topics to support your family’s mental health, relationships and wellbeing from Pine Rest experts and vetted mental health resources.

The short answer is… it depends.
Men don’t often think about self-care for themselves. However, self-care is great for everyone’s mental health, keeping us strong and flexible even when life’s road has some unexpected detours and potholes.
Summer can be a lot of fun for kids, but it’s also a lot of work when you’re a parent. Here are a few tips to help your family to relax, have fun and connect with each other this summer!
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The journey starts at two pink lines. A positive test. You’re pregnant. There is a tiny human the size of a poppyseed growing inside of you. For some women, an instant connection is formed. For others, emotions ranging from excitement to fear to…
Our collective mental health has no doubt been challenged in recent years. The good news is we’ve all learned a lot about how to nurture our mental health in order to weather the storms of life. The following practices can help you stay mentally…
The short answer is… it depends.
Men don’t often think about self-care for themselves. However, self-care is great for everyone’s mental health, keeping us strong and flexible even when life’s road has some unexpected detours and potholes.
Summer can be a lot of fun for kids, but it’s also a lot of work when you’re a parent. Here are a few tips to help your family to relax, have fun and connect with each other this summer!
Drug and alcohol use can interfere with the quality of our sleep. People new to recovery may even experience insomnia temporarily until chemicals in the brain stabilize.
Heavy alcohol use causes essential vitamins and nutrients to get “lost”, because alcohol decreases the body’s ability to fully absorb these nutrients from food. Learn about common deficiencies and how to get treatment.
Many practices can help reduce stress including exercise, mindfulness, breathing exercises and more. Recent studies are showing that experiencing awe has amazing health benefits that include calming down the nervous system and relieving stress. In…
By Sarah DeYoung, LMSW and Elizza LeJeune, LMSW.  Half of black birthing parents experience a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD), a much higher rate than the 20 percent average for all birthing parents in the U.S. In addition, black…
  Young teens are in the developmental stage of life were they are making their first legitimate jaunt into autonomy. They need their own social space to test out who they are, what excites them, what hurts them, and where they stand in the pecking…
Until recently, anxiety disorders were believed to decline with age. However, we now know that was because anxiety disorders in older adults are difficult to diagnose or missed entirely. Often older patients emphasize physical symptoms over any…
As a parent, you may be struggling with how to talk with your children about a community shooting at a school or elsewhere. It is important to remember that children look to their parents to make them feel safe. This is true no matter what ages your…

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