Adult Mental Health

Beating the Winter Blues

January can blow in with a feeling of renewal and rebirth, with the start of the new year and the end of the holiday season. But January for many is a cold, grey, and gloomy time of year, bringing with it the onset of “The Winter Blues” symptoms or S.A.D (Seasonal Affective …

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Building Community Through Challenging Times

This is a time in our country when many individuals, families, friends, coworkers, and even interactions with strangers are feeling split, tense, confused. It doesn’t help that the “news” we see online or hear in our day-to-day is filled with misinformation and biased opinions that gets pushed into …

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How to Deal with Loneliness Around the Holidays

Feeling alone around the holiday season can be tough, especially with the strong emphasis on togetherness and group celebrations. There are dozens of scenarios why you may be alone during this time, or your holiday celebrations just look and feel different – divorce, death, falling outs, or family …

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The Burnout Beast

In many fields of work, burnout is as common as physical ailments amongst staff. I think of burnout as a beast – a phantom that creeps up my spine and runs its freezing claws across my scalp. My passion for my work is a flame, and I must protect that flame from the Burnout Beast. When I …

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A Responder’s Perspective on Suicide Prevention

As a family responder, working with youth who struggle with suicidality (deliberately hurting oneself with an intent to die) is a routine part of my job. I rely on my education, trainings, and past experiences to help families navigate through these situations. Parents are often not provided with …

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Suicide Prevention

September is Suicide Prevention Month, an opportunity to focus on the prevalence of suicide in our communities and talk about steps we can all take to support mental health and suicide prevention. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in young people, and deeply impacts our work here at Nexus …

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How You – and Your Employer – Can Tackle Caregiver Burnout

Over the past few years, individuals in the caregiving field, whether working for a health organization or caring for a family member at home, have been experiencing an alarming increase in feelings of high stress and burnout. This increase can have multiple factors, including lack of staffing, …

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Cultivating Workplace Kindness

Everyone wants to be treated with kindness, it’s the golden rule most people have heard since kindergarten. And yet as adults, many people don’t experience kindness in their workplace. The reality is that kindness often comes with barriers that make it inconvenient. Acts of kindness go …

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Starting Conversations: Men’s Mental Health

June is Men’s Mental Health Month, which provides an important opportunity to shine a light on a critical issue that often goes unaddressed in today’s world, the alarming global rate of suicide among men, underscoring the urgent need for increased awareness and support for men’s mental health, …

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The Importance of Fathers and Their Mental Health

With Father’s Day right around the corner, here is a chance to celebrate a father’s role in their children’s lives. Unfortunately, men are often comically portrayed as being the less important parent bumbling their way through parenthood. Research, however, shows that fathers play a …

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A Focus on Stress Awareness Month

April brings the blooms of spring and a promise of renewal. It’s also National Stress Awareness Month, and we think it’s important to take a moment to reflect on what that means. It’s never too late to broaden your awareness of stress and seek ways to address and manage it whenever …

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Stressed Out? Be The Calm, Not the Storm

April is National Stress Awareness Month and Nexus Family Healing has some tips to manage your stress and improve your quality of life. Stress, when effectively dealt with, can help us identify our priorities and can serve as a guidepost for improved living. While stress may not always be something …

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