Mental Health @ Home Resources
This is collection of blog posts, collections of resources, and downloads on Mental Health @ Home that I hope you will find useful.
Mental Health @ Home Books
I’m the author of four books. You can find them here:
- A Brief History of Stigma Book Page | Amazon | Google Play
- Making Sense of Psychiatric Diagnosis Book Page | Amazon | Google Play
- Managing the Depression Puzzle Book Page | Amazon | Google Play
- Psych Meds Made Simple Book Page | Amazon | Google Play
Mini-Ebook Downloads
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Fundamentals Mini-Ebook/Workbook
A Beginner’s Guide to Self-Publishing Mini-Ebook
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Fundamentals Mini-Ebook/Workbook
Sleep Better Mini-Ebook
Safety Plan Downloads
The Safety Plan and Feeling Suicidal? are very similar, but the Safety Plan is geared more towards people who experience suicidal thinking as part of an ongoing mental illness, while Feeling Suicidal is geared more towards significant situational stressors.
Guided Journal Downloads
Reflecting on Powerful Words: Reflective Journal Prompts
Embrace Acceptance: A Guided Journal
Blog Post Highlights
Stop the Stigma: Resources to Challenge Mental Illness Stigma
Mental illness may be difficult to live with, but the associated stigma can sometimes be even more challenging. Creating change requires open conversations and replacing stereotypes with real human stories. To be most effective in creating change, it’s helpful to begin with a solid understanding of the social phenomenon of stigma. This page pulls together… Continue reading Stop the Stigma: Resources to Challenge Mental Illness Stigma
COVID-19/Mental Health Coping Toolkit
The COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down, showing us that life is unpredictable (and you never know when there might be a run on toilet paper). What remains constant, though, is the importance of taking care of ourselves and having effective strategies to deal with whatever comes along. That’s where this coping toolkit comes… Continue reading COVID-19/Mental Health Coping Toolkit
Straight Talk on Suicide
Suicide is a huge issue for people dealing with mental illness. While it doesn’t only affect people with mental illness, that’s the focus of this page. It’s important that we talk about it—not just talk around it, but straight talk on suicide in all its messiness and complexity. The conversation needs to address a range… Continue reading Straight Talk on Suicide
Mental Health Resource Directory
There are a huge number of mental health resources available online whether you’re looking for websites or apps. Many of them are free, and many of them are high quality, but sometimes the biggest challenge can be finding what’s most useful and relevant to you. This mental health resource directory pulls together some of the… Continue reading Mental Health Resource Directory
The Psychology Corner
The Psychology Corner on Mental Health @ Home includes the what is… series and a collection of (mostly) scientifically-validated psychological tests. Insights Into Psychology Series The weekly What Is… Insights Into Psychology series explores the meaning of a wide range of terms that come from the field of psychology, psychiatry, and other related areas. Here’s… Continue reading The Psychology Corner
Social Justice & Equality
Social justice is defined as: The objective of creating a fair and equal society in which each individual matters, their rights are recognized and protected, and decisions are made in ways that are fair and honest. Oxford Reference It addresses the factors that cause some segments of society to be disadvantaged in terms of access,… Continue reading Social Justice & Equality
The Blogging Toolbox: Tools for Regular Bloggers
There is no one right way to blog, but it’s always good to have some tools to help us out. This blogging toolbox isn’t about telling you how you should run your blog; it contains tools and tips that will be useful to regular bloggers. Forget the rules; you do you is the best advice… Continue reading The Blogging Toolbox: Tools for Regular Bloggers