The Power of Human Connection

May 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments

By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. Many years ago, as a lonely starving student, I took a walk to get away from my dingy apartment and my blue mood.  I saw a rumpled flyer on the wall of a store.  It read “Volunteers needed for suicide prevention hotline and food bank.  No experience necessary.  Training provided.  Call [...]

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Predictions for 2010: Mental Health

January 6th, 2010 · No Comments

By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. At the start of a new year, news outlets, psychics and financial analysts give their predictions for the new year. Psychic Sylvia Browne predicts 2010 will bring an increase in childhood skin cancer and a cure for the common cold. CNN predicts web trends like more television starts coming to us [...]

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