By Cathy Hearn, Newsletter Designer Cathy has been the volunteer Newsletter Designer for NAMI Washtenaw County (WC) since December 2017. In this article she describes the reasons for moving from a print newsletter to a digital edition, plots the recent changes to the newsletter, and outlines possible future directions. Looking Back at the Print EditionContinue reading The Makings of NAMI WC’s Newsletter
By Michelle Arnwine Frias We all imagined that in 2020 we would live our lives with reckless abandon, but to our dismay, we soon realized our habits would have to reflect the opposite. So, I slowed down my daily process, paid a little bit more attention to my daily routine, and assessed reality. I workContinue reading Connections
By Mary Palnau If you are a Mayim Bialik fan (Big Bang Theory)–or even if you’re not–I recommend the podcast she did recently called Breakdown. The topic of her first episode is Anxiety. This actress has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience. I love her approach to the topic with so much warmth, sharing personal experiences andContinue reading If You Are a Mayim Bialik Fan (Big Bang Theory)…
These six quotations from former First Lady and lifelong humanitarian Eleanor Roosevelt seem especially appropriate for the times we’re living in. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one. Today is the oldestContinue reading Quotes from Eleanor Roosevelt
By Susan Tofford I was riding my bike on a hilly road the other day, thinking about all the ups and downs of my route. When I was going uphill on my bike, it was really hard, just like it’s really hard when my daughter has any type of relapse, be it mental health orContinue reading Reflection
Nick’s Story I’m originally from California and am now a junior at the University of Michigan (U of M) studying Psychology and Neuroscience. Outside of school, I love to go on runs, spend time with my friends, and try out new coffee shops! Currently, I am on the executive board for Wolverine Support Network andContinue reading Young Adult Personal Stories Series
Letting Go I had a lovely conversation with my daughter as I drove her to the Speedway gas station to get a vape refill, then to a friend’s house where she had left her bike the night before, because we didn’t want her riding it at night, especially stoned, which happens often these days. ThisContinue reading A NAMI Parent’s Essay
By William Polkowski “All our life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits,” William James wrote. “Ninety-nine percent of human activity is done out of mere habit.” Charles Duhigg, a graduate of Yale University and the Harvard Business School and winner of numerous awards among them, awards fromContinue reading Book Review – The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
NOVEMBER 2019 BY SPENCER WALZ Editor’s note: This story was first published by the U-M School of Public Health in August 2018. Spencer Walz has now completed his BS in Public Health Sciences. While studying at U-M, he was a recipient of the Vivian Craig Hagberg and John Hagberg Jr. Scholarship. To paraphrase Dr. AmitContinue reading Engaging the Communities We Inhabit
NOVEMBER 2019 BY WILLIAM POLKOWSKI Martin E. P. Seligman has been a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania for many years and is the director of the Positive Psychology Center there. He is past president of the American Psychological Association and the author of several books. “Learned Optimism” (originally published in 1990) isContinue reading Learned Optimism Improves Health and Resilience
