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The Magic of Empathy
To get past a difficult emotion, you need to first identify and embrace that emotion. Once you know what you are feeling and why, you are able to move into a state of mind that allows for more effective problem solving and decision making. When someone tells you to calm down, they are basically suggesting that you skip right past this step and move immediately to the problem solving state of mind. That’s just not how we work. We need that in-between step of identifying the tough feeling and sitting with it for a minute before we can move forward. What’s missing when someone says “calm down” is empathy.

Breaking Barriers: Addressing Minority Mental Health
In our continuous effort to prioritize mental well-being and inclusivity, we join the nation in commemorating Minority Mental Health Month. This dedicated observance brings attention to the unique struggles that racial and ethnic minority communities face regarding mental illness.

Mental Health Meds: When to Take, When to Hold Off
Research shows that for emotional symptoms, including depression, anxiety, and ADHD, a combination of medication and therapy is often the best form of treatment. But when should you or your child try medication? Are there other things you should try first? How does anyone even make that decision? Is there a pill for that? The following is a list of factors to keep in mind as you navigate this potentially overwhelming decision.

Mental Health Tips: Older Adults
Focusing on your mental health is important for all ages. Your needs may vary depending on the stage of life you’re in. As we come to the end of Mental Health Awareness Month, our QMG Behavioral Health team shares some tips for older adults.

Mental Health Resources
Among the media coverage about the Uvalde tragedy are articles about how the Uvalde community will start to recover. Mental health experts across the nation are being called on for their expertise to help people, particularly children, process and understand how to cope with such a safety-shattering experience.

Mental Health Tips: Adults
Throughout Mental Health Awareness Month, our Behavioral Health team is sharing tips to help support your mental health. Mental health is the result of the steps you take and the choices you make every day. Here are some tips to help you take the steps and make the choices that are best for your emotional wellbeing.

I Was Added to the Waitlist…Now What?
If you’ve tried to schedule an appointment with a therapist lately, you may have been disappointed to learn that instead of setting up an appointment, you were added to a waitlist. Or maybe you were added to a waitlist several weeks ago and still haven’t heard back about scheduling an appointment. What’s the deal!?!

Behavioral Health: Telehealth or Nah?
Ever since March 2020 (what huge, life-changing thing happened that month?!), healthcare workers have made the switch to offering more telehealth options for patients. There are all kinds of video call services (Zoom, Skype, Facetime, etc.) and traditional phone call options to choose from.

What is EMDR Therapy?
In a recent documentary series titled, The Me You Can’t See, Oprah Winfrey shared the stories of people who struggle with their mental health. One of the stories she shares is that of Prince Harry who speaks about a form of therapy called EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).