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Advice for Getting Through a Manic Episode

by | | Mental Health News, Personal Stories, Tips for Caregivers

This article features personal advice from a Families for Depression Awareness volunteer’s lived experience. To learn more about bipolar disorder, mania, and the role of the family caregiver, visit familyaware.org/bipolardisorder. Written by Natalie, FFDA Volunteer It...

For Black Mental Health, We Must Dismantle Racism

by | | Mental Health News, Tips for Caregivers

Our hearts are broken as we mourn the recent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, and so many others. In the United States, African Americans have historically faced, and continue to face, systemic racism and oppression, leading to disparities in...

Helping During COVID-19

by | | Information for Family Caregivers, Tips for Caregivers

The worldwide pandemic has disrupted our lives, caused grief and worry, and brought even more hardship to people already struggling with economic, educational, societal, and physical and mental health challenges. More people than usual are living with anxiety or...

10 Empowering Self-Affirmations for the Family Caregiver

by | | Mental Health News, Tips for Caregivers

Are you confused about what the terms “empowerment” and “self-affirmation” mean? Over time, these important terms have become muddied, so let’s clear things up. Many people believe that a person can “empower” another individual, but that’s not how it works....

COVID-19: Supporting Yourself and Your Loved One

by | | Mental Health News, Tips for Caregivers

The world looks very different than it did just a few months ago as a result of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19. The need to limit contact by social distancing or self-quarantine has disrupted our routines, our systems, and – for many of us – our mental and...

I Didn’t Like That! Tips for Ditching Resentment While Working with Therapists

by | | Mental Health News, Tips for Caregivers

By Arielle Cohen, Families for Depression Awareness Programs Manager Have you or your loved one ever been unhappy with something your therapist did or said? Maybe the therapist made a joke that didn’t sit right, focused on an area you didn’t want to in that session,...
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