How to be Mentally Healthy
SureHope Counseling & Training Center2018-12-19T02:06:24+00:00Watch Mike Vaughn on Charlotte Today describing what it takes to be Mentally healthy!
Diversity in Mental Health
SureHope Counseling & Training Center2018-08-01T01:06:43+00:00Diversity in Mental Health What an honor it is to celebrate National Minorities Mental Health Month! As a minority and a counselor in the mental health field myself, I have learned about the importance of considering diversity, access to care, and stigma for minorities in mental health. Take a moment to try an experiment with [...]
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week!
SureHope Counseling & Training Center2018-05-12T01:30:06+00:00Mental Health Begins in Childhood It’s National Children's Mental Health Awareness Week! If you’ve ever been to counseling before, you have probably learned that your childhood experiences have a significant impact on the way you are as an adult. Trauma, family interactions, genetics, etc. in childhood all are factors that “set the stage” for the [...]
Top 5 Things to Know about Self-Harm
SureHope Counseling & Training Center2018-03-28T13:13:58+00:00Top 5 Things to Know about Self-Harm This week, we are raising awareness on a subject that can be incredibly distressing and confusiong – self-harm. If you or someone you know has struggled with self-harm, you will know that it comes in different forms and can stem from a multitude of emotional problems. Here, we’ll [...]
Getting a Good Night’s Rest Sleep Hygiene: the Importance of Sleep and Mental Health
SureHope Counseling & Training Center2018-03-14T00:03:21+00:00Getting a Good Night’s Rest Sleep Hygiene: the Importance of Sleep and Mental Health March 2nd thru March 9th is National Sleep Awareness Week. Sleep problems have become a major concern within the medical and mental health communities: America is sleep-deprived, to say the least. It is estimated around 40 million people per year suffer [...]
5 Ways to Support A Loved One With An Eating Disorder
SureHope Counseling & Training Center2018-03-07T00:44:40+00:005 Ways to Support A Loved One With An Eating Disorder Welcome back to week two of Eating Disorder Awareness! Last week we explored various warning signs and symptoms of eating disorders and how they affect our loved ones. Maybe you’ve noticed those signs and symptoms growing in someone you love. It can be incredibly [...]
How to Screen for Eating Disorders
SureHope Counseling & Training Center2018-03-05T17:11:17+00:00How to Screen for Eating Disorders This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness week, and though most people know that eating disorders exist, not many know how to screen for them in loved ones or even for themselves. Sadly, eating disorders affect over 24 million people in the United States, and only about 10% seek [...]
Paying Flea Market Prices for A Love-Filled Marriage
SureHope Counseling & Training Center2018-03-05T17:30:37+00:00Paying Flea Market Prices for A Love-Filled Marriage Let me start by painting this scenario: Two coworkers are having lunch. They were discussing why one of them was having problems in his marriage. The other coworker, a female, asked, “When was the last time you told her you loved her?”, to which the married coworker [...]
The Benefits of Mentoring
SureHope Counseling & Training Center2018-01-30T15:50:08+00:00The Benefits of Mentoring “Why don’t you become volunteer or a mentor?” “I don’t have time to do that. I have enough problems of my own, I don’t need to take on anyone else’s problems.” “Life is just too busy and hectic to do that.” These are some of the excuses that many of us [...]
Six Tips for Fostering Mental Health
SureHope Counseling & Training Center2018-01-30T15:22:21+00:00Six Tips for Fostering Mental Health Maintain an active spiritual life. Those that practice their spiritual faith report greater happiness as well as other benefits. Take ownership for your contributions in all situations. The only person we can change is us. It is difficult to own and not blame because in our relationships that is [...]