The first time I attended the Mental Health Conference was in the year 2012. I attended the conference in many of the same sessions over the years that I attended, but I was not in a space where I could feel like I belonged, so I was surprised when I was asked to be one of the speakers.
I attended the MHC 2015 conference in 2014, and I enjoyed it as a whole. It was well-organized, funny, and interesting.
I would have to say that this year’s MHC was the best yet. While the sessions looked the same as the past two years, the topics that were talked about were significantly different, and the amount of attendees was higher than last year. The conference was open to the public, which means that the people who attend are the ones most likely to know about or be dealing with these issues, so it’s an inclusive event that is well-received by all mental health providers.
The fact that there is an open conference to the public makes mental health providers much more likely to get the word out about what they offer. With mental health care becoming increasingly accessible in the U.S. (e.g., via the Affordable Care Act), the more that people are getting the help they need, the more likely they are to get the help they need.
I’m not sure I would have guessed that more than 9% of the people attending the conference would know what they are talking about. It’s hard to believe that so many of them have never heard of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), a practice that’s been shown to be effective at reducing stress and improving mental health.
Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) is a relatively new program, but it seems to fall in line with a wide array of evidence-based practices (e.g., yoga, meditation, exercise, Tai Chi, and yoga). It has been shown to be effective at reducing stress and improving mental health (and it seems to work regardless of the people who use it).
MBSR is a relatively new practice, but is already showing promise in recent research. MBSR is a relatively new practice, but it seems to fall in line with a wide array of evidence-based practices e.g., yoga, meditation, exercise, Tai Chi, and yoga. It has been shown to be effective at reducing stress and improving mental health and it seems to work regardless of the people who use it.
If you’ve ever felt stressed out, anxious or depressed, you’ve probably encountered MBSR for the first time. It’s a relatively new practice, but it seems to fall in line with a wide array of evidence-based practices e.g., yoga, meditation, exercise, Tai Chi, and yoga. It has been shown to be effective at reducing stress and improving mental health and it seems to work regardless of the people who use it.
The MBSR program is designed to help people who have a variety of stress-related problems. It does this through a systematic approach, involving mindfulness, yoga, meditation, and guided imagery. The program is based on the scientific theories that stress is caused by an imbalance of “reactive” (physical) and “passive” (mental) thoughts, and that the mind can be trained to reduce stress.
For those of us who have experienced stress and mental health issues, the MBSR program is one of our few tried and true options for help—but it only works if the stress-inducing event happened in the past. That’s not the case if you suffered from a traumatic brain injury, a depression that lasted for months or years, or a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
