Shalem Mental Health Network
875 Main Street East L8M 1M2 Hamilton, ON, Canada

Here are some great 'health tips' from the American Cancer Society for all of us to consider while the pandemic restricts our activities... #healthylifestyle #mentalhealth #restorehope #pandemic #pandemiclife

"Currently, there's little hard data about how the pandemic is affecting children's mental health, mostly because the outbreak is still unfolding and research takes time. The little that scientists have measured is worrisome..." - #childrensmentalhealth #mentalhealth #restorehope #pandemic #pandemiclife

Like eating better and exercising, therapy can contribute to overall improvement in your well-being. "More important, it can help you understand how and why you feel the way you do, so you can handle your emotions more effectively in the future" - #therapy #mentalhealth #restorehope

"Research explains how friendship rules can improve romance, intimacy, and sex..." - #friendship #relationship #attachment #mentalhealth #restorehope

Are you feeling as though Christmas is being cancelled? "Like in the well-known story of Dr. Seuss, it is easy for isolation and bitterness to take hold..." - #christmas2020 #pandemic #mentalhealth #restorehope

"Isolation has taken a tremendous emotional toll on many older Americans" - and likely, on older Canadians too... #agingalone #pandemic #isolation #restorehope #mentalhealth

"As we approach the holiday season, it’s important to remember the older adults in our lives who may experience loneliness or depression, especially those that are living alone in their homes or are isolated due to COVID-19. Loneliness can not only affect our mental health but it can also have an impact on our physical health..." - #aging #pandemic #mentalhealth #christmas2020 #restorehope

"Often when we think about the factors that benefit our mental health, exercise is right up at the top along with a healthy diet and taking time to relax. But have you ever made a connection between your mental health and, say, picking up a paintbrush, writing a song, dancing or even sculpting something out of clay?" - #mentalhealth #restorehope #art #artandmentalhealth #creative

Borrowing this from trauma specialist Jennifer Yaeger, who acknowledges the trauma experience related to this pandemic... #trauma #traumahealing #pandemic #anxiety #mentalhealth #restorehope

"The experience of racism can have a devastating effect on the mental health of black people. This effect known as 'racial trauma' can lead to depression, hypervigilance, chronic stress and fatigue, bodily inflammation and symptoms similar to post traumatic stress disorder..." - #racism #anticracist #mentalhealth #BLM #restorehope

"Plenty of people are finding the positive side of not going home for the holidays, so if you, too, have felt yourself looking forward to not having to deal with some aspects of it, you’re not alone, and you’re not a bad person..." - #christmas2020 #pandemic #brightside #mentalhealth #restorehope

"The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency but it is far more. It is an economic crisis. A social crisis. And a human crisis that is fast becoming a human rights crisis" - #pandemic #humanrights #mentalhealth #restorehope

"Iintense emotions canand dointerfere with our ability to effectively navigate the world. This is why emotion regulation is so important..." - #emotionalregulation #mentalhealth #restorehope #emotions

"The traditional image of Christmas is incredibly optimistic (but) life is just too complex and messy to ever guarantee the mainstream portrayal of a perfect Christmas. And yet, we still expect it..." - #christmaspressure #mentalhealth #christmas2020 #pandemic #restorehope

"In a rare ruling, an Ontario judge has spared six mothers from serving time in jail hundreds of kilometres from their home in Pikangikum First Nation..." - #RJ #RP #restorativejustice #restorehope

Shalem Mental Health Network is proud to share RE-create Art Studio's recent post announcing this year's BATTLE OF THE BRUSHES SQUARED! Check it out! #artmaking #BOTB #mentalhealth #restorehope

Join us at 6 pm TONIGHT for Shalem Mental Health Network's AGM! https://shalemnetwork.org/events/2019agm

We know that any kind of change brings loss, and loss brings grief. This article helps to name the grief involved in this pandemic. "Although it's been seven months, you might still be grieving the loss of your pre-pandemic lifestyle" - #mentalhealth #pandemic #restorehope #grief

Shalem Mental Health Network's Anne asks several questions in this thought-provoking article, and encourages with these words: "If we invite those who think differently from us into a conversation based on listening to each other, we are saying 'You have value as a human being. I want to know you better, to understand you better. I am so pleased you value me and want to know and understand me as well'"... #relationship #conflict #mentalhealth #restorehope #attachment #listeningtounderstand

"Regular physical activity is more important than ever for staying healthy during a pandemic but it may also seem harder than ever" - There are still ways to work out and stay active during isolation! #mentalhealth #wellness #restorehope

"From spending time outdoors to safely socializing with others, here are eight ways to cope with seasonal affective disorder and the pandemic as we 'fall back' into standard time..." - #mentalhealth #seasonalaffect #pandemic #restorehope

"While studies support that there is a strong hereditary influence in the development of alcoholism, we also have to consider external factors that may be involved as we are products not only of our genetic makeup but also of our environment..." - #addiction #mentalhealth #restorehope

"While staying in the present has its benefits, we don't have to give up on looking into the future altogether; we just need to shift how we're going about it. After all, the point of planning ahead and setting goals isn't simply to achieve them with a 100% success rate but, instead, to create things to look forward to and work toward..." - what goals are you making? #goals #goalsetting #mentalhealth #restorehope #lookingforward

How are you at interpreting the language of your emotions that speak through the sensations experienced in your body? #emotions #mentalhealth #restorehope