Tag: mental health
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The Second Edition of the Biggest Little Book About Hope is Here
With the publication of the Second Edition of the Biggest Little Book About Hope, it is impossible for me not to reflect on my hope journey. Other than being published by Morgan James Book Publishing, what is different about the Second Edition? This time, my own story is front and center. My own suicide attempt…
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Mental Illness Doesn’t Predict Suicide; Hopelessness Does.
Disclaimer: Content is created by iFred’s team of editors. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a commission. The death of Bed Bath & Beyond’s CFO,Gustavo Arnal, hits far too close to home for me. He was a father of two girls, a financial executive, and a husband. No matter what…
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Finding Hope on National Grief Awareness Day
Two years ago, we received the call that my father-in-law had passed away. We sat in our kitchen, nursing drinks and listening to the quiet tick of the clock, trying to understand. We were trapped with our grief, separated from the hospital and the rest of our family by closed borders and pandemic protocols. When…
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Choose Hope This School Year
Disclaimer: Content is created by iFred’s team of editors. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a commission. It has been a tough couple of years for our youth. Between the global pandemic, civil unrest, and world events outside of their control, our children are experiencing hopelessness at unprecedented rates, with…
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Hopeful Mindsets on the College Campus Launches to Improve the Lives of College Students Everywhere
As hopelessness rises to an all time high for college students returning to class this year, Hopeful Mindsets™ on the College Campus seeks to address this global issue by teaching the “how-to” of hope. “Hope is teachable, it’s learnable. I think we’ve learned that hope is something that people can embrace, that there are strategies…
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International Day of Peace
September 21, 2021 was the International Day of Peace, an event created by the United Nations to celebrate strengthening the ideals of peace around the world. This year, iFred celebrated the International Day of Peace in Manhattan Beach with STAND 4 PEACE, an organization dedicated to raising awareness about issues related to peace, including the…
