With just two extra letters Mental Illness becomes Mental Skillness. What does that mean? Julie shares her thoughts in the video below.
by Jill Davis, CPFS
“When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself” –Plato I have been looking forward to the long-awaited film adaptation of Stephen King’s book about Derry, Maine and the sinister entity that has lurked forever in the town. Over the years, so the story goes, there is a ritual that is said to destroy […]
In this video Julie, who lives with bipolar, tells the story of her first visit to the psychiatric hospital and explains how sharing her story is healing for both herself and for others.
Have you ever considered the really amazing illusion of whether or not a dime can completely block out the sun? I can picture it onstage in Las Vegas with a world-famous magician trying to dazzle an audience with such a feat! Well, to see how this might look you won’t even need a wand! If […]
Mind Springs Health, the largest provider of mental health and addiction treatment on the Western Slope, is proud to name Meredith T. Smith PsyD., LP as Program Director for our Summit County practice, located in Frisco, Colorado. Dr. Smith, most recently with AllHealth Network, the community mental health center serving Arapahoe and Douglas Counties on […]
BY JOHN STROUD, POST INDEPENDENT Frank King and the mythical George Bailey from the film classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” have something in common, the self-proclaimed “mental health comedian” related during Tuesday evening’s Longevity Project finale. Giving the keynote address before about 80 people at Morgridge Commons to conclude the Post Independent’s series “Striking a […]
Julie Hart shares a fresh metaphor she uses as she lives with bipolar.
By Jill Davis
It doesn’t take too long to notice that there’s some rough things that go on in life. None of us are immune and all of us have a story to tell. The question that begs asking is this: do you have someone to tell it to? I can remember times where I felt that I […]
Snowmass, Aspen Public Safety Officials Work to Better Address Mental Health within their Departments, Communities at Large
BY MADDIE VINCENT, ASPEN TIMES In an upstairs conference room in the Roaring Fork Fire Rescue station on Owl Creek Road, three public safety officials talked about what it takes to be hired on as a local police officer, firefighter or paramedic. Specific to Snowmass, the officials talked about having established roots within the local […]
You would be hard-pressed nowadays to find somewhere where technology hasn’t garnered a significant place in daily life. For some, the minimum necessity of a cell phone is the maximum venture into the technological age. For many others however, a larger arsenal of electronic essentials are featured on a regular basis. No matter how many […]
