Sharing some exemplars of people who help build healthy and thriving communities during #Blackhistorymonth. Today's focus: compassion.
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Calling all Survivor fans and mental health champions...this event on February 26th will feature former Survivor players Andrea Boehlke, Rachel LaMont, Sam Phalen, Genevieve Mushaluk, Ben Katzman and Q Burdette - includes mingling with players, appetizers, a Season 48 watch party, music and more.

As long as we continue to marginalize people with mental illness, or treat mental health as separate from physical health, we perpetuate the idea that mental illness is a defect, a choice, or a character flaw. #endthestigma #mentalhealthishealth

Love seeing this poster when we walk in the door at our shared office collaborative in Milwaukee...Psychological research demonstrates that the resources and skills associated with resilience can be cultivated and practiced. www.apa.org/topics/resil... #mentalhealth

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Feeling anxious doesn't mean a person has a mental health condition. But when anxiety becomes frequent, out of proportion to a situation, disrupts day-to-day functioning, or persists after the situation is over, it can be a sign of an anxiety disorder. #mentalhealth

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” This statement from Theodore Roosevelt reminds us that progress, achievement, and impact are not always dependent on ideal circumstances, but rather on our willingness to make the most of our present reality. We are all a work in progress💚