During Autism Acceptance Month (or in general), you may hear the terms neurodivergent, neurodiversity, or even the neurodiversity movement. What do they mean?
This week, we’ll look at neurodiversity as a whole and how autism rests under it.
If you’re an empath or an empathic person, then upsetting news, current events, or sometimes even conversations with your loved ones about their struggles may feel overwhelming.
How can we balance our deep caring so we don’t burn ourselves out?
April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism Acceptance Month works to build an inclusive and supportive community for autistic individuals. It’s more than “awareness”; it’s about fostering a society that accepts autistic people.
This month, we celebrate the differences of autistic individuals and learn more about their experiences.
Occasionally, we like to pop in and see how you’re doing. It’s important for us to pause, breathe, and reflect on what we’ve learned, what we’ve accomplished, and what’s working or not working for us.
It’s easy to become distracted by every social media notification, incoming text and email, and the million tasks that need to be completed by the end of the day. When we’re caught up in a storm of thoughts, worries, and anxieties, trying to keep afloat with all of the incoming information and demands, we tend to lose sight of the present moment.
This week, let’s look at how we can cultivate mindfulness by developing soft habits.
Shame is considered a negative emotion. It makes you want to hide from humiliation and flee from the situation. Shame freezes you, holding you from moving forward or acting on a behavior. Maybe you feel the tightness in your throat, the tensing of your muscles, and the heat in your face.
So, you flee the situation and back down from moving forward. Or, you do take a step toward your goal, but the shame overwhelms you. How do you stop hiding from the shame and finally overcome it?
People who experience imposter syndrome may believe that they are unworthy or undeserving of their achievements, praise, or others’ high esteem. Imposter syndrome may manifest as negative self-talk and limit us from growing and stretching ourselves.
This week, we’re learning what imposter syndrome is, how we can recognize it, and how we can overcome it by adopting a growth mindset.
March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Developmental disabilities refer to impairments in learning, behavior, physical function, or intellectual functioning. The campaign seeks to raise awareness about the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all areas of life and the difficulties they still face today.
This week, we’ll learn more about what this national month is and how we can observe National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.
Building confidence is a daunting task, especially when every time you add a block to your confidence tower, something or someone (like the persistent voice in your head saying “it’s not enough”) knocks your confidence tower down.
So, how can we build our confidence and keep it from falling down? This week, we’re sharing tips and practices that you can do to build your confidence.
Ketamine is a medication that was FDA-approved as an anesthetic in the 1970s. It is used in hospitals for surgeries and other medical procedures and has been shown to be a physically safe anesthetic because it doesn’t suppress breathing. Ketamine also has analgesic (pain control) properties and dissociative effects that help people go through surgeries. Recently, ketamine has garnered more attention as researchers study ketamine’s antidepressant effects.
In 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved esketamine, a nasal spray called Spravato, used for treatment-resistant depression. Ketamine has yet to be approved by the FDA but is still used as a fast-acting antidepressant, treating symptoms of treatment-resistant depression.
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