Mental Health Awareness spelled out in Scrabble tiles

A Disastrous Way to Start Mental Health Awareness Month

It is May 1st, the first day of Mental Health Awareness Month and what headline did I wake up to? This: Trump admin stops grant funding for school mental health : NPR. The grants came from the Safer Communities Act which was a bipartisan law passed in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting. Republicans…

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What Happened to Mommy’s Boobs?

It’s October which means it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s the time for corporate pink-washing and ribbons. Like all awareness campaigns, I’m just not sure how much good is done. It’s nice and all that athletes wear pink but is anyone unaware of breast cancer at this point? How much extra money goes to charities…

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Mental Health Awareness Week

Apparently, it’s Mental Health Awareness Week which happens during Mental Health Awareness Month. I must be a bad advocate. I had no idea. I found out through the morning announcements. And, get this, green is the Mental Health awareness color. At least that’s what I’m guessing since they asked us to wear green to support…

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Philosophy Phridays – Bodily Awareness

Philosophy Phridays is a series where each Friday, I go to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, click on “random entry,” and then write about whatever comes up. This week’s random entry is Bodily Awareness. Bodily Awareness probably isn’t something most people think a lot about. Being aware of our bodies is the default. Virtually everyone…

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