960th Cyberspace Wing / Published May 26, 2021
Maj. Joya Gamara, 854th Combat Operations Squadron chief of combat plans division, speaks with Christina Avalos, 960th Cyberspace Wing psychological health volunteer, and Christyn Mundy, 960th CW psychological health intern, during the Mental Health and Resiliency Fair, May 1, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)
Maj. Kathleen Ball, 854th Combat Operations Squadron deputy division chief of the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Division, visits with 960th Cyberspace Wing key spouses, K.C. Erredge and Johanna Trelles, during the Mental Health and Resiliency Fair at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 1, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)
Staying Healthy During Mental Health Month
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month and many people have been suffering over the last year because of the pandemic say experts. Yakima Health District officials say your mental health is as important as your physical health. As a way to help the district is offering free access to a mental health program called my Strength. A press release from the district says the program provides tools to help with anxiety, stress, depression, sleep quality, and other areas of life that can be challenging. The release says examples of activities include information on balancing emotions, pregnancy, early parenting, managing chronic pain, recovering from substance abuse, weight management and more. The myStrength offers programs that helps set goals and tracks progress. It includes hundreds of inspirational messages. Individuals are encouraged to visit the Yakima Health District website for more information on setting up a myStrength account
We had some pretty nice claps of thunder yesterday afternoon in the Capitol City. Nothing too exciting, though, just the nice breeze and thunder in the background. Really, it was prime napping sounds. I like to use the sleep sounds on Amazon Prime when I go to bed and have rain sounds. Puts me out immediately. Anywho, here are the trending stories to get you caught up over the weekend, and ready to tell your work bestie.
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May is National Mental Health Awareness Month and a British website recently gave the top 15 National Parks in the world for your mental health. Yellowstone popped in at number 6 and only one of two from the US.
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PHOENIX, May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ It should not come as a surprise to any of you that May is nationally recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month. Two small businesses, TerpNutrition and My-FitJournal have teamed up to raise awareness and funds for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
TerpNutrition and My-FitJournal team holding up the mental health bundle!
TerpNutrition offers the benefits of full spectrum products to promote health & wellness while focusing on improving recovery for athletes. Motivated by the two herniated discs Megan Loda suffered with when she was 21, she and co-founder, Ben Pasquel founded TerpNutrition to provide and promote the benefits of full spectrum products for healing and recovery. This company offers a wide range of full spectrum products including fruit snacks, daily drops, and roll-on applicators to meet the variety of pain and inflammation applications.
May happens to be National Mental Health Awareness Month. And something can be great for our well being is exploring the outdoors, especially considering the past 15 or so months that we have endured. That being said, a recent study researched the top national parks for mental health. Sure enough, Yellowstone is one of the top national parks in the world for just that.
On a list of the Top 15 National Parks for Mental Health , Yellowstone National Park ranked 6th overall and was one of just two in the U.S. The other is Denali National Park, located in Alaska.
The determining factors were such things as amount of green space, number of lakes, types of plants and animals, air pollution levels, visitor numbers, and other activities like hiking, boat tours, and more.