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Adolescent Mental Health During Summer Break: Why Summer is the Perfect Time for Treatment
The end of the school year brings a welcome reprieve from the pressures of academics and schedules. For adolescents, summer break often signifies a time for relaxation, exploration, and social connection. However, the transition from a structured environment to a more...
Unveiling the Spectrum: A Deeper Look at Autism in April (Part 2)
As we continue our journey through Autism Acceptance Month, let's shift our focus to how autistic individuals interact with the world around them. This part of the series will delve into two frequently misunderstood autistic behaviors: stimming and masking. Often...
Unveiling the Spectrum: A Deeper Look at Autism in April (Part 1)
April is Autism Acceptance Month, a crucial time to celebrate autistic identities and expand our understanding of the autistic experience. While significant strides have been made in recognizing autism, public portrayals often focus on a limited set of behaviors,...
Mental Health Around the World
Every April, we recognize two very important ideas: World Health Day, observed on April 7th, and Celebrate Diversity Month. While World Health Day emphasizes our collective well-being, a crucial aspect often remains under-discussed and under-resourced: mental health....
A Troubled Past: The Problematic History of Mental Healthcare for Women
As we wind down Women’s History Month, we would like to look more closely at the challenges that women have faced when it comes to mental healthcare throughout history. This history is riddled with misconceptions, misdiagnoses, and downright dangerous treatments, and...
Shattering Silence: Famous Women and Mental Health
In past Women’s History Months, we’ve looked closely at some of the women who shaped mental health and eating disorder treatment and research. This year, we wanted to examine the lives of women who have experienced mental health challenges throughout history. For...
Adolescent Mental Health During Summer Break: Why Summer is the Perfect Time for Treatment
The end of the school year brings a welcome reprieve from the pressures of academics and schedules. For adolescents, summer break often signifies a time for relaxation, exploration, and social connection. However, the transition from a structured environment to a more...
Unveiling the Spectrum: A Deeper Look at Autism in April (Part 2)
As we continue our journey through Autism Acceptance Month, let's shift our focus to how autistic individuals interact with the world around them. This part of the series will delve into two frequently misunderstood autistic behaviors: stimming and masking. Often...
Unveiling the Spectrum: A Deeper Look at Autism in April (Part 1)
April is Autism Acceptance Month, a crucial time to celebrate autistic identities and expand our understanding of the autistic experience. While significant strides have been made in recognizing autism, public portrayals often focus on a limited set of behaviors,...
Mental Health Around the World
Every April, we recognize two very important ideas: World Health Day, observed on April 7th, and Celebrate Diversity Month. While World Health Day emphasizes our collective well-being, a crucial aspect often remains under-discussed and under-resourced: mental health....
A Troubled Past: The Problematic History of Mental Healthcare for Women
As we wind down Women’s History Month, we would like to look more closely at the challenges that women have faced when it comes to mental healthcare throughout history. This history is riddled with misconceptions, misdiagnoses, and downright dangerous treatments, and...
Shattering Silence: Famous Women and Mental Health
In past Women’s History Months, we’ve looked closely at some of the women who shaped mental health and eating disorder treatment and research. This year, we wanted to examine the lives of women who have experienced mental health challenges throughout history. For...
Championing the BIPoC Eating Disorders Conference
February 26th through March 3rd is Eating Disorders Awareness Week this year. It’s also the tail end of Black History Month, and the transition into Women’s History Month. A while back we had the incredible privilege of sitting down with Dr. Whitney Trotter DNP, APRN,...
Weight Stigma: Discussing and Destigmatizing Weight Stigma, Shame, and Eating Disorders
Based on the talk, “The Evolution of Shame” given by Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, Board Certified Psychiatrist, Founder and CEO of Galen Hope, at the Emergence Conference 2023. “Weight Stigma is all about the internalization of shame based on social expectations that...
Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness – How to Combat Symptoms This Winter
The winter months can be long, cold, and dark. Sometimes, so much so that the weather can cause individuals to develop a form of depression called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). While many individuals may feel the “blah” of the winter blues or challenges related...
Reframing Mental Health as Brain Health
Our brains are astonishingly complex organs, orchestrating everything from the fleeting pulse of thought to our deepest of our emotions. Yet, when discussing mental well-being, mental health, or eating disorders, we often resort to language that feels distant and...
Recognizing and Overcoming Stress, Burnout, and Compassion Fatigue
Imagine this: your to-do list stretches like a never-ending scroll, deadlines loom like thunderclouds, and the constant emotional demands of life feel like a weight pinning you down. You're tired, yes, but it's a different kind of tired. This isn't simply the fatigue...
School Refusal: Why It May Be More Than You Think
Imagine this: the alarm clock blares, sunlight streams through the window, and a new day stretches before you. But for some children and teenagers, this isn't a fresh start, it's a descent into anxiety. Every fiber of their being screams against the thought of...
The Gift of Selflessness and How It Can Impact Your Mental Well-Being
The holidays are a time of giving, serving, and appreciating what you have. These expressions of gratitude may be easier for some than they are for others for a variety of reasons, including where one may be “at” in a recovery journey or what’s going on with their...
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A renowned mental health care and eating disorders treatment center, Galen Hope is the recipient of The Joint Commission’s accreditation, a prestigious designation awarded to health care organizations recognized for exceeding the highest national standards for safety and quality of patient care.