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Mental Health

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Community
Billy Penn

Bikes, breathing, and barber shops: 5 new ideas to get Philly’s mental health back on track

Meet the finalists in the Well City Challenge Mind/Body category.

5 days ago

Chantay Love speaks outside Olney Transportation Center
Community

Gun violence epidemic, recent mass shootings push victim service agencies into overdrive

After two recent mass shootings within days of each other, the region’s victim services agencies are helping communities navigate the trauma.

6 days ago

Radio Times
Health

“Chatter:” how to control our inner voice

Is the voice in your head too critical? Does it make you more anxious instead of less? Psychologist Ethan Kross discusses how to control our self-talk.

Air Date: February 17, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:30
Tom Sweitzer hosts a weekly music therapy group via Zoom for other COVID-19 survivors dealing with lingering symptoms.
NPR
Health

Music therapy brings solace to COVID-19 patients and healers

Even when forced online by the pandemic, music therapy sessions continue to help patients in some ways talk therapy can't. "Music is this portal," says one therapist.

3 weeks ago

 An unidentified member of a neo-Nazi group displays a Nazi battle flag by the Delaware Canal as others engage in a shouting match with opponents on the other side of the canal during an anti-gay rally last year in a state park in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. Both groups also hurled rocks, bottles, and sticks at one another as hundreds of state police stood by. (AP Photo/Widman)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Deradicalizing extremists

The storming of the Capitol was a visceral reminder to many of us that America is replete with extremist and cult-like groups, and that their existence is by no means benign.

Air Date: January 27, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Radio Times
Health

“Nobody’s Normal:” reducing mental health stigma

Professor Roy Richard Grinker discusses how mental illness became stigmatized in America and our progress toward a culture more accepting of mental health differences.

Air Date: January 26, 2021 10:00 am

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Journaling is a lifelong process — whether it’s daily, yearly or every decade — it's a way to check in with yourself and say, “How am I doing right now?” (VectorMine / Big Stock Photo)
The Pulse
Health

Can diaries reveal our true selves?

Journaling is a lifelong process — whether it’s daily, yearly or every decade — it's a way to check in with yourself and say, “How am I doing right now?”

1 month ago

Listen 6:11
A portrait of Sandra and her daughter Lindsey, 17, at their home in Riverdale
NPR
Health

‘I’ve tried everything’: Pandemic has cut options for kids with mental illness

When schools closed, children with severe mental illnesses were cut off from the services they'd come to rely on. Many have since spiraled into ERs and even police custody.

2 months ago

When it comes to New Year's goal setting, mental health experts say 2021 is the year to try a calmer, gentler approach to health. (Malte Mueller/Getty Images/fStop)
NPR
Health

Broken new year’s resolutions already? It’s OK to give yourself a break

It's a trying time to be a human. Mental health experts say it's OK to give yourself a break on new year's resolutions and offer advice for a kinder approach to setting goals.

2 months ago

FILE - This Aug. 28, 2020, file photo shows the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind.   (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)A federal judge said the Justice Department unlawfully rescheduled the execution of the only woman on federal death row, potentially setting up the Trump administration to schedule the execution after president-elect Joe Biden takes office. U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss also vacated an order from the director of the Bureau of Prisons that had set Lisa Montgomery’s execution date for Jan. 12, 2021.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Courts & Law

Judge halts 1st U.S. execution of female inmate in 67 years

A judge has halted the first execution of a female federal inmate in nearly seven decades, saying a court must first determine whether the Kansas woman is mentally competent.

2 months ago

Emma, a Welsh Springer Spaniel. Bidding a beloved animal farewell is hard. Knowing when it’s time can be even harder.  (Courtesy of Grant Hill)
The Pulse
Health

The long, sad process of saying goodbye to a pet

Bidding a beloved animal farewell is hard. Knowing when it’s time can be even harder.

2 months ago

Listen 8:27
Dr. Dan Gottlieb
Health

How to spot the ‘bright stars’ in our lives and find peace after a difficult year

WHYY’s Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with psychologist Dan Gottlieb about how to find peace and well-being in the wake of a stressful 2020.

2 months ago

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Crouton the steer
NPR
Community

What got us through 2020? For many, it was hobbies, relationships and 4-legged pals

The events of 2020, however significant, had an effect on everyone. NPR's Morning Edition wanted to know what helped get people through the tough times.

2 months ago

An illustration of socializing creatively in the time of COVID
NPR
Health

Don’t let the pandemic winter get you down: 9 creative ways to socialize safely

With bad pandemic news and endless social distancing, it can already feel like the longest winter ever. But keeping up nourishing bonds of human connection is possible.

2 months ago

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Health
Billy Penn

These 15 new startups want to help Philly millennials stay healthy

After getting access to expert advice, the Well City Challenge finalists will compete to win $50,000 in prizes.

2 months ago

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