mark henick 

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Mental Health Advocate, Journalist, Nerd, Bestselling Author of So-Called Normal: A Memoir of Family, Depression and Resilience

Currently studying a Master of Journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University, and Cognitive Psychology at Cambridge University.

Previously did a B.A. (Hons) in Psychology and Philosophy, and an M.S. in Child Development.

Bylines have included CNN, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, CNBC, Toronto Star and more

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Quiet the mind,
open the heart.

How do you quiet the mind?
You meditate.

How do you open the heart?

You start to love
that which you can love,

And just keep expanding it.

- Ram Dass

#meditation #mindfulness #reflection #insight #love #quiet #sunday #mentalhealth #health #wellness #wellbeing #selfcare #SelfcareSunday

A childhood filled with play has been closely tied to healthy brain development as well as better social-emotional and cognitive skills. Play in adulthood also has a range of benefits, including stress relief and increased creativity. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/09/14/play-mental-health-brain-strategies/ #mentalhealth
Why do we play? Rats can teach us how it improves mental health.

A study revealed activity in a brain region in rats as they played; it may help to develop therapies for children who struggle with the absence of play.

The Washington Post

“When people see trigger warnings it makes them feel anxious, but that anxiety doesn’t seem to be any sort of helpful emotional preparation”

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/2023-october-content-warnings-distress.html

Start with care.

#mentalhealth

Start with care.

#mentalhealth

So-Called Normal: A Memoir of Family, Depression and Resilience https://a.co/d/1ozkovg #books #writer #author #memoir #Reading #Writing #mentalhealth
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Happy new year

“When people see trigger warnings it makes them feel anxious, but that anxiety doesn’t seem to be any sort of helpful emotional preparation”

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/2023-october-content-warnings-distress.html

When the clocks fall back, what should you do with that extra hour? SLEEP! 🛌🌙

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-clocks-change-sleep-1.7017413

#dst #sleep #mentalhealth

What to do with that extra hour when the clocks turn back this weekend | CBC News

Everyone is busy, and we probably all have a long list of things we’d like to do with the extra hour we get when the clocks turn back for Daylight Savings Time this weekend.

CBC
A childhood filled with play has been closely tied to healthy brain development as well as better social-emotional and cognitive skills. Play in adulthood also has a range of benefits, including stress relief and increased creativity. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/09/14/play-mental-health-brain-strategies/ #mentalhealth
Why do we play? Rats can teach us how it improves mental health.

A study revealed activity in a brain region in rats as they played; it may help to develop therapies for children who struggle with the absence of play.

The Washington Post