I’m betting that everyone reading this likes music! Even since ancient times people have used music to influence or express how they feel. When I was younger I would listen to sad songs when I was sad. It really fed that feeling for me. I don’t do that anymore and, looking back, I wonder why […]
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Karaoke for Recovery
I am not a good singer. I can safely say I never was and in everyday life that never really stopped me from doing it. Many years ago, I found myself having a lengthy stay in a mental hospital and at the time I could not speak. There was plenty going on brain-wise, but my […]
Continuing my education no matter what
I have always had a dream of completing my bachelor’s degree from college. I at least actually wanted my master’s degree to be honest with you. But let’s stick with the bachelor’s for now. I have graduated high school and I feel like that was the toughest part of my education. I know that I […]
What I do to keep my spirits up
I do many things to keep my spirits up. Ranging everything from listening to music all the way to playing pool-ball, I like to keep my spirits up. The reason why I like to keep my spirits up is because I feel like in this life, there will be enough hardships that I will have […]
What I do to battle stigma in mental illness
I have been a subject of stigma for a variety of reasons, not just mental illness. I know that there are so many different stereotypes out there, however, we must do our best to limit how much of that we believe. If possible, we shouldn’t let any of it affect our judgment, so I do […]
What I do to relieve stress
I actually do a lot of things to relieve stress. All of these things either help me to cope, deal with the situation, help me to grow, spiritually, or mentally, and last but not least relieve the stress that I have. My stressful situations can overwhelm me, so I have to learn to find ways […]
Finding Success in everyday battles
So the way that this is going to work is that every once in a while we will put up a post about someone’s story on their day to day basis. It could be someone on the internet or it could be someone that we personally know. For the first post in this series we’re […]
Music and mental health
Music: why is it important to our mental health? Music has been proven to affect the way that you think whether it’s positive or negative. The way that you think has to be something good because otherwise we end up depressed, angry, or worse. Today let’s talk about the effects that music has for mental […]
Introducing German
Hello! My Name is German Gonzalez and I’m a peer support specialist, student, son, musician, and Christian. I was born in El Salvador and I immigrated over here to the United States when I was 2 years old. I enjoy writing, reading, watching movies, learning, playing guitar, piano, bass, and singing: I also enjoy helping […]