Be the One to Give Others a Voice
Only a few decades ago, mental health was a misunderstood and stigmatized topic. Cruel and unusual “treatments” were used on patients...
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Derryen Plante
- Sep 3, 2021
- 2 min
Building a Support Framework
Simone Biles’ decision to put her mental health ahead of competing in the Olympics has amplified the conversation around the issues so...
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Derryen Plante
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
World-Stage Pressure
When the 2020 Olympics begin on July 27th in Tokyo, hundreds of the best athletes in the world will be competing against each other in a...
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Derryen Plante
- Jun 1, 2021
- 3 min
Mental Health Awareness Isn’t Enough
In 1949, the Mental Health America organization established May as Mental Health Awareness Month. Back then, no one talked about mental...
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Derryen Plante
- Apr 3, 2021
- 2 min
Understanding the PTSD Journey
"What would you do if the worst thing that ever happened to you felt like it kept happening?" That quote is from former U.S. Army Captain...
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Derryen Plante
- Mar 6, 2021
- 3 min
Rethinking Self-Advocacy
Often, when we are making changes in our lives, other people butt in and offer their input. You move the sofa to the opposite wall, and a...
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Derryen Plante
- Feb 8, 2021
- 3 min
If You Love Them, Have the Conversations
This month, we have focused on relationships, both with yourself and with others, and the impact on those relationships that trauma or...
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Derryen Plante
- Dec 31, 2020
- 3 min
We All Need a Hug
Look around you. Virtually every person you know is struggling with some kind of residual issue, brought on by the isolation of a...
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Derryen Plante
- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min
Have a Voice at the Table
We’re in the midst of the holiday season, which is marketed as a time of joy and festiveness. While that feeling may be what many people...
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Derryen Plante
- Nov 6, 2020
- 3 min
Are You a Woman? You’ve Probably Been Misdiagnosed
In cases of more than seven hundred diseases, women are diagnosed an average of four years later than men. Four. Years. Later.
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