Blog Index

This is blog index is an overview of the posts that appear as part of a recurring theme or series on the Mental Health @ Home blog.  There are also pages devoted to the themes of social justice and stigma, which you can find in the menus above.

An overview of the weekly blog schedule:

  • Guest blogs may show up Mondays & Wednesdays from the Emerging blogger series, and Thursdays from the Join the MH conversation series.
  • Wednesdays are book reviews
  • Fridays are the what is… series, which looks deeper into the meaning of a variety of psychology-related terms
  • Saturdays are weekend wrap-ups, a look at what’s going on in my world that week
  • Sundays are for blogging about blogging (scroll down to see a list of these posts)

 

Psychiatric medications

These posts draw on my training and experience as a mental health nurse and former pharmacist.  My book Psych Meds Made Simple has plenty of information about psych meds all in one place.

 

Pseudoscience and Science

Pseudoscience masquerading as legit science is a huge pet peeve of mine, so I like to rant about it sometimes.

 

Suicide

Suicide is a huge issue for people dealing with mental illness.  It’s important that we talk about it, and that conversation needs to address a range of different experiences with suicide as well as the need for more effective mental illness treatment to mitigate risk.

On the Mental Health @ Home Store, there’s a Safety Plan resource to guide you through planning ahead of time to cope when thoughts of suicide are getting bad.

 

Therapy

wise mind

 

Trauma

 

Work issues and workplace bullying

I’ve faced negative attitudes at work related to my mental illness, and I’ve also experienced workplace bullying.  I think it’s important to talk about these things because they can be so isolating.

 

Blogging about blogging

I’ve been blogging since 2017, and I’ve picked up a few things along the way that might be useful to other bloggers.

For more step-by-step info, the Mental Health @ Home Store has a how-to guide on Building a WordPress.com Blog From the Ground Up.

 

Writing

Writing can be a valuable therapeutic tool in dealing with illness, and it’s an important way of challenging stigma.

 

Travelling

Travelling has long been a passion of mine, and sometimes I like to write about it.