7 WAYS SOCIAL MEDIA CAN BENEFIT MENTAL HEALTHBy Kevin NaruseIt turns out that emotions expressed on Facebook can affect your mood...provoke instances of elation or depression...bee...Read OnKevin Naruse 0 021Sep
The Piano PlayerBy DawnI remember talking to my uncle and telling him that I am really having a hard time managing my money especially in terms...Read OnDawn 0 021Sep
Coding For Mental HealthBy David IsraelianCan you picture a thriving community and a center run by people with mental health challenges? Standing up together for ...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 021Sep
Vocation is Important for Mental HealthBy David IsraelianSocietal and internalized stigmas provoke feelings of low self-esteem, shame and depression, and inhibit social interact...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 021Sep
Meet Lulu, The Green Fairy – Painted Brain’s UK CorrespondentBy Lulu, The Green FairyBeing a sufferer of clinical depression, I spent twelve of my younger years on anti-depressants before finally taking co...Read OnLulu, The Green Fairy 0 019Sep
Consolidation of Personal History: Synthesizing Our LivesBy Lulu, The Green Fairy(The) challenge of accepting events, however painful, does not mean that we have to submit to defeat and self-inflicted ...Read OnLulu, The Green Fairy 0 017Sep
Naked Registration: a poemBy Chris OneWayOh, why is this blood so familiar? I've seen flesh more tainted than this. Maybe it let out. Maybe it simply rushed ins...Read OnChris OneWay 0 017Sep
“Strait Is The Gate, Narrow Is The Way”By Tilly Oren"Sometimes I looked out the window at airplanes, predicting which ones would arrive at their destination without explodi...Read OnTilly Oren 0 016Sep
J’Adore Les Fleurs Donates to PB’s 1st Annual FundraiserBy Angela TuckermanBY ANGELA TUCKERMAN I first learned about J’Adore Les Fleurs through Instagram. I couldn’t resist but fall in love w...Read OnAngela Tuckerman 0 007Sep
Billy Bang Douglas – Superpower: EmpathyBy David IsraelianPrior to becoming a Painted Brain superstar, Billy Bang Douglas was originally responsible for driving Naomi, our loudes...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 002Sep
EVERY $10 DONATION ENCOURAGES THE PUBLIC TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTHBy David IsraelianPainted Brain is dedicated to breaking the marginalization cycle of mental illness that occurs from social and self-stig...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 030Aug
THERE IS A SILVER LINING TO MENTAL ILLNESSBy David Israelian“It is as if Freud supplied us the sick half of psychology and we must now fill it out with the healthy half.̶...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 029Aug
Preventing The Loss Of Vessels: an editorialBy David Israelian & Kevin Naruse"Must we as a society of diverse cultures perpetuate our misunderstanding of mental illness? Why do humans procrastinate...Read OnDavid Israelian & Kevin Naruse 0 024Aug
Co-founder David Israelian on Schizophrenia and the Road to RecoveryBy David IsraelianI’ve never disclosed my mental illness on camera (schizophrenia in my case). I am a software engineer by trade be...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 022Aug
Self-stigmaBy anonymous"Self-stigma causes the sufferer to consciously or subconsciously perceive themselves, or their illness in the prejudice...Read Onanonymous 0 022Aug
Towards a More Holistic Approach to Mental Health CareBy David Israelian“We who struggle with these disorders can lead full, happy, productive lives if we have the right resources.̶...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 015Aug
Lawrence Rozner – Superpower: CreativityBy David IsraelianLawrence Rozner – Superpower: Creativity Lawrence Rozner was a recent high school graduate when he first j...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 009Aug
Painted Brain Needs A New HomeBy David IsraelianGreetings and Salutations, Mental illness is a social challenge. Art brings people together. Change begins with simple i...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 003Aug
Minding the BodyBy Patty WildasinnThe present moment is a key concept. In American culture it is estimated that human beings spend only 10% of their ment...Read OnPatty Wildasinn 0 028Jul
LIVE MUSIC AT THE VA CAMPUSBy David IsraelianYou are cordially invited for an afternoon of art and live music at the VA Campus! Get involved and support our veterans...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 025Jul
Modern-day mental health: Brain imaging identifies different types of depressionBy ESTHER LANDHUIS FOR SCIENTIFIC AMERICANNew research...seems to point toward a long-sought goal in psychiatry — biological markers to distinguish (between) di...Read OnESTHER LANDHUIS FOR SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 0 025Jul
LostBy MattLost – Loss is something I never experienced with Family Loss is something I never experienced with Death Loss nev...Read OnMatt 0 020Jul
BREATHE: a poemBy Michael MejiaSo why wait for a symphony to Lead you into the sky, When you can become the music, That breathes new life…...Read OnMichael Mejia 0 015Jul
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