Improving the way we think (and talk) about mental health.
Improving the way we think (and talk) about mental health.
Improving the way we think (and talk) about mental health.
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The holiday season is considered one of the hardest times of the year for anyone struggling with mental health. The death by suicide of famed dancer and producer, DJ Stephen "tWitch" Boss, sparked a national conversation about the struggles many people face. Dr. Gregory Scott Brown, a psychiatrist and author of “The Self-Healing Mind," joined Judy Woodruff to explore some of those concerns.
Happiness is Fleeting. Aim for Fulfillment.
As a psychiatrist, I think about happiness and how to achieve it. And thousands of conversations with patients who are chasing happiness have taught me that it can be a distraction from what’s really necessary for a better life — fulfillment.
Happiness is Fleeting. Aim for Fulfillment.
As a psychiatrist, I think about happiness and how to achieve it. And thousands of conversations with patients who are chasing happiness have taught me that it can be a distraction from what’s really necessary for a better life — fulfillment.
Happiness is Fleeting. Aim for Fulfillment.
As a psychiatrist, I think about happiness and how to achieve it. And thousands of conversations with patients who are chasing happiness have taught me that it can be a distraction from what’s really necessary for a better life — fulfillment.
Happiness is Fleeting. Aim for Fulfillment.
As a psychiatrist, I think about happiness and how to achieve it. And thousands of conversations with patients who are chasing happiness have taught me that it can be a distraction from what’s really necessary for a better life — fulfillment.
4 Ways to Find and Build Meaningful Connections
Feeling disconnected can be detrimental to mental health, but having connections — whether to other people, interests and work — may not be enough. Many of us can say that we have close relationships with family members and friends, and are connected, often overly, to work, social media and interests, but the quality of those connections may not make us feel fulfilled.
How a Pilot Stays Mentally Fit in Outer Space
Story by Katie Dupere, Men's Health
Thirty-nine minutes before being launched into space, all John Shoffner had to do was sit still in his launch seat while millions of pounds of propellant were filled into the rocket. Even a well-trained astronaut could use those 39 minutes to panic. But Shoffner found himself becoming reflective, he said, in a Men's Health Friday Sessions chat he did—from outer space—with Gregory Scott Brown, M.D.
4 Ways to Find and Build Meaningful Connections
Feeling disconnected can be detrimental to mental health, but having connections — whether to other people, interests and work — may not be enough. Many of us can say that we have close relationships with family members and friends, and are connected, often overly, to work, social media and interests, but the quality of those connections may not make us feel fulfilled.
4 Ways to Find and Build Meaningful Connections
Feeling disconnected can be detrimental to mental health, but having connections — whether to other people, interests and work — may not be enough. Many of us can say that we have close relationships with family members and friends, and are connected, often overly, to work, social media and interests, but the quality of those connections may not make us feel fulfilled.
How a Pilot Stays Mentally Fit in Outer Space
Story by Katie Dupere, Men's Health
Thirty-nine minutes before being launched into space, all John Shoffner had to do was sit still in his launch seat while millions of pounds of propellant were filled into the rocket. Even a well-trained astronaut could use those 39 minutes to panic. But Shoffner found himself becoming reflective, he said, in a Men's Health Friday Sessions chat he did—from outer space—with Gregory Scott Brown, M.D.