Mar 22, 2018
Coming back from a head cold, lots of news items to cover, the proposed post-partum depression bill in California. a federal bill to provide mental health services to farmers, ranchers and agricultural workers, a book, and an app or two.
Death might take a holiday but you don't have to join him. If
you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text
“START” to 741-741.
Resources Mentioned:
KCRB story about the possibility of a California bill to require
doctors to perform a mental health test on their
patients before and after giving birth.
Katherine Stone has a website that is devoted to issues about
post-partum depression and treatment options called PostPartum Progress. Really good stuff about
symptoms, treatment options and support.
Via FarmAid.org, a post about a bill
to support mental health treatment in farm and rural areas of the
United States. The the name of the bill is Stemming the Tide of
Rural Economic Stress and Suicide (STRESS) Act (H.R. 5259).
How to Stop Freaking the %#$@ Out When Deep Breathing Doesn’t Work
by Erin Pash and Kyle Keller. There
is also an Amazon page where the book can be purchased.
I've mentioned the Simply Noise app before but this
time want to point to the download section where you for a very small amount
of money, can purchase the specific sound noise that meets your
needs. Special shout out to brown noise, which seems to draw more
yarns that is normal for this time of day.
Dan Harris 10% Healthier is geared to those folks
that want and need the benefits of meditation without what they
would refer to as the "bells and woo-woo." The app is available for
iOS and Android users. Those of us on Windows Phones or on limited
data plans can access the web version. There is a free
section but there are also in-app purchases opportunities.
If money is an issue there are accessible meditation resources,
The UC San Diego Center for
Mindfulness has a number of mindfulness stress reduction audio
files on a variety of topic. Those with limited plans might want to
download the files onto your desktop and then transfer to your
media device.
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disorder.
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