Experts Say This Kind Of Hobby Can Make You Feel Awesome About Yourself Perri O. Blumberg
The idea of loving yourself might sound a little cheesy, but hey, it’s important.
“Self-love means having a high regard for your own happiness and well-being,” says Brian Wind, PhD, the chief clinical officer of JourneyPure >P, an addiction treatment center with locations around the country.“Self-love can influence how you handle the challenges you face in different aspects of your life, your overall happiness, and your mental and physical health.”
And FYI:“Self-love is really about self-worth,” says Naomi Torres-Mackie, PhD, head of research at The Mental Health Coalition >P, and a clinical psychologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.“Reminding yourself that you re enough is key.”
The motivation to make big changes at the start of the year is a bit arbitrary, but you take motivation where you can find it. And if you re feeling more drive than usual this week, you re not alone: “I think many, including myself, see the new year as an opportunity to circle back to what matters most,” says Adriene Mishler, creator of the world-dominating Yoga With Adriene YouTube channel. It s time, she says, to “notice what you have taken on that is no longer serving, and pay attention to what you can do to support your own growth and commit or re-commit to that.”
Very Real Help Announces Grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Very Real Help (VRH), a company developing a novel mental health application, announced today a $206,000 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to use their groundbreaking peer-support mental health platform as a clinical research tool to improve treatment for individuals living with opioid use disorder. The platform, titled Help Club, is an evidence-based intervention translated from Vanderbilt University research by founder Noah Robinson.
The platform provides an accessible and affordable mental health intervention that combines proven principles of cognitive behavioral therapy and the increasingly promising aspects of peer support, and is delivered via immersive virtual reality (VR) environments. VRH s founding strategic partnership with JourneyPure, one of the largest providers of substance us