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How to reduce self-stigma
Follow these steps to break free from limiting ideas about life with mental illness When thinking about the stigma associated with mental health problems, your first thoughts are likely to be negative public perceptions, inaccurate stereotyping in the media, or disparaging attitudes at work. However, there is another kind of stigma that is equally painful, but less talked about: self-stigma. Self-stigma happens when public prejudice and stigmatising discourses are internalised by an individual. In other words, self-stigma is when a happi
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Let’s Create Your Personalized Daily Routine In 5-Minutes
Setting up an organized routine is more of an art with a dash of science. Wondering 5-minutes is too short to make your routine organized? Well, trust me, give me 5-minutes and see how instantly this blog will help you in creating your own personalized daily routine. Just keep one pen or pencil and a notebook handy to note your own personalized routine. Are you ready? So, let’s begin by creating your own personalized daily routine! Before we begin, let’s calmsage
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10 Best Hobbies For Mental Health You Need To Take Up!
Finding the free time to focus on our hobbies is not always as easy as we think. I mean, during my free time, my mind would rather focus on baking or creating music but my body would want to catch up on sleep. Confusing, isn’t it? Well, many studies have shown that finding opportunities to indulge in hobbies can benefit your mental health. Having hobbies isn’t just about doing something in your free time but it is about dedicating your calmsage
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Can Music Have Negative Effects On Human Behavior And Emotions? Let’s Find Out!
“Music is an outburst of the soul.” – Frederick Delius Isn’t it true, though? Music is the language of the soul, so to speak. Music can help us heal, boost our mood, and lessen our emotional hurt. But have you ever considered the Side B of music? The one that we haven’t thought much about? Music, with its many positive effects, can have some negative impacts on human behavior and emotions. I love listening to music, I mean, who doesn’t but calmsage
avril 11, 2022Like
Iron Deficiency Anemia: Are You At Risk?
Did you know that about 17% of premenopausal women in the United States are affected by iron deficiency anemia (IDA)? That means your body lacks the iron needed to produce healthy red blood cells that carry oxygen to organs and tissues, often resulting in extreme fatigue, weakness, dizziness or lightheadedness and more. Women and girls are at higher risk of IDA because they lose blood every month during their periods. and many cases are caused by heavy periods. But lots Healthy
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Intermountain Healthcare, SCL Health Complete Merger
Nonprofit healthcare organizations Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City, Utah) and SCL Health (Broomfield, Colo.) have merged into one organization. The new company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, with regional offices in Broomfield and Las Vegas, and becomes the 11th largest nonprofit health system in the U.S. after the deal, operating 33 hospitals, including one virtual hospital, and 385 clinics across seven states. While the organization will be named Intermountain Healthcare, SCL Health’s Catholic hospitals will retain their distinctive Catholic names healthcare
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Fishing, Strip Clubs and Golf: How Male-Focused Networking in Medicine Blocks Female Colleagues From Top Jobs
By Jennifer R. Grandis, University of California, San Francisco Women have been entering academic medicine at nearly the same rate as men for decades, but very few women reach the top levels of leadership. For example, as of April 2022, of the 71 U.S. cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute, only seven are directed by women. In 2018, women accounted for 16% of medical school deans, 18% of department chairs and 25% of full professors. To this day, Healthy
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Good Sex With Emily Jamea: How to Tell Your Partner About an STI
April is STD Awareness Month.* At any given time, one in five Americans has a sexually transmitted infection (STI). That means there’s a good chance that at least one person in line with you for morning coffee has been there. Even though STIs are very common, having one still carries a lot of shame and stigma. Unfortunately that stigma is partially what contributes to the spread. People are scared to disclose they have an STI because they’re afraid of being Healthy
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5 Things Black Moms Can Say to Their Doctors When They Aren’t Being Heard
There’s a certain level of anxiety that comes with being a black woman at the doctor’s office. You question whether you’ll be patronized, dismissed, or ignored, or if this will be one of the few occasions where you’re actually listened to and leave feeling like everyone should when they visit their healthcare provider. This level of anxiety is only amplified when you’re a black mom as it’s now two lives you have to make sure receive proper care, which can, shek
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The Momnibus Bill: What’s In It, What It Will Do & How it Will Help End the Black Maternal Healthcare Crisis
Every year, roughly 700 people die during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth in the United States. This is despite the US being one of the richest nations in the world and a global superpower. Yet, it is the only developed country with double-digit deaths and ranks highest among these nations for maternal mortality — at 26.4 percent of 100,000 live births. The victims in the majority of these deaths are women of color. CDC data shows that shek
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This Father Had to Turn His Pain into Purpose After Losing His Wife in Childbirth
When Anthony Wallace first met his late wife, Dr. Chaniece Wallace, they were in college at Alabama A&M University, an HBCU. They knew of one another but did not date. It wasn’t until 2013 that their courtship began, about a year after they each graduated from their undergrad programs. Between the time of their graduation and the official start of their relationship, Chaniece completed an internship with Riley Hospital in Indianapolis. It was during Chaniece’s internship that she and Anthony shek
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5 Signs You’ve Suffered a Traumatic Birthing Experience — & How to Cope With It
When an expecting mother enters the doctor’s office to give birth, she’s entrusting medical professionals — the ones trained to care for both mom and baby — to do their jobs. But more often than not, medical professionals leave mothers and especially black mothers feeling ignored and dismissed during the birthing experience. This in turn makes mothers feel like they have nowhere to turn for themselves or their baby. And with nowhere to turn and no one to listen, how shek