by Kim Olver | May 19, 2021 | Mental Health
As someone with almost 40 years of experience in the field of mental health, I continue to watch disturbing trends. As long as the medical model of mental illness is the gold standard of best practice, we are doomed to fail. First, I’d like to say that mental health...
by Kim Olver | Mar 10, 2021 | Goals, Mental Health, Self-Development, Self-growth
Is procrastination as bad as you think it is? Does it help you or cause you problems? That depends. Sometimes procrastination can help: Do you find yourself procrastinating often? Do you make your deadlines? Do you find when you have lots of time to get something...
by Kim Olver | Oct 14, 2020 | Mental Health
Some links may be affiliate links. We may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these October has been designated Positive Attitude Month, and I’d like to dig into what having a positive attitude really means. Some people think having a...
by Kim Olver | Oct 7, 2020 | Mental Health
I find it somewhat ironic that I discovered this week, October 5-11, is Active Aging Week and it is also the week I turn 60, a decade after receiving my first AARP card. I don’t know if this is normal… I don’t talk about it with a lot of people, but while I realize...
by Kim Olver | Sep 23, 2020 | Mental Health
Mental Distress and Substance Disorders: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has designated September as National Recovery Month to celebrate the people who are in recovery, while increasing awareness and understanding of mental and...
by Kim Olver | Aug 26, 2020 | Mental Health, Self-Development
Kindness emerges as my top value whenever I participate in any type of clarification work regarding my values. I used to think it was honesty because I think it’s important to tell the truth. However, those times when not being completely honest can spare someone from...
