Blake Pennington
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World Mental Health Day 2024
This World Mental Health Day, BHS is bringing awareness to taking care of your mental health at work. Safe, healthy working environments can be a key factor in maintaining your mental health. Unhealthy conditions like stigma, discrimination and risks, such as harassment, can harm mental health, lower quality of life and reduce work participation and … Read More
We Are Better Together: Suicide Prevention Awareness Month 2024
Effective Time Management Strategies
It can be a struggle to balance work with other areas of your life, often described as work-life balance. Learning new ways to handle things will help you achieve that important balance. Below are ideas to help you bring your work and life into balance. Manage Your Time. Avoid procrastination. For many people, most of the … Read More
Creating Inclusive Spaces
Most people recognize the importance of diversity and the benefits it can bring to an organization and its people. However, diversity is only half of the story. The other half is inclusion: building an environment in which people feel valued for who they are, bring their whole selves and contribute fully. In an inclusive environment, … Read More
Men and Mental Health
Men are less likely to have received mental health treatment than women in the past year. Recognizing the signs that you or someone you love may have a mental disorder is the first step toward getting treatment. The earlier that treatment begins, the more effective it can be. Therapy, medication and community intervention can help. … Read More
Where to Start – BHS Mental Health Awareness Month Resources
Finding a Compatible Mental Health Provider
When talking to a therapist for the first time, it’s important to find out if they are a good fit for you and your mental health needs. This process may seem uncomfortable, but you want to ensure the therapist can help you in the best way possible. To determine your compatibility with a new … Read More
The Power of Meditation
What is meditation? Meditation is a mind and body practice that takes many forms. Almost all involve focusing your attention on something—your breathing, a repeated mantra, an object or image, an aspect of your environment or the movement and sensation of your body. The aim is to clear your mind of everyday thoughts, worries … Read More