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Be the One to Give Others a Voice
Only a few decades ago, mental health was a misunderstood and stigmatized topic. Cruel and unusual “treatments” were used on patients...
Derryen Plante
Sep 14, 20212 min read
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Building a Support Framework
Simone Biles’ decision to put her mental health ahead of competing in the Olympics has amplified the conversation around the issues so...
Derryen Plante
Sep 3, 20212 min read
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Excerpted from You’ve Got Some Nerve
If someone is in crutches or in a cast, people can visually see that they are physically injured. They automatically know they will...
Derryen Plante
Jul 31, 20212 min read
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World-Stage Pressure
When the 2020 Olympics begin on July 27th in Tokyo, hundreds of the best athletes in the world will be competing against each other in a...
Derryen Plante
Jul 27, 20212 min read
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The Silent Majority in Mental Health
The month of June usually centers around school letting out, summer vacations, and Father’s Day. Did you know it’s also Men’s Health...
Derryen Plante
Jul 14, 20212 min read
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Mental Health Awareness Isn’t Enough
In 1949, the Mental Health America organization established May as Mental Health Awareness Month. Back then, no one talked about mental...
Derryen Plante
Jun 1, 20213 min read
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Understanding the PTSD Journey
"What would you do if the worst thing that ever happened to you felt like it kept happening?" That quote is from former U.S. Army Captain...
Derryen Plante
Apr 3, 20212 min read
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Rethinking Self-Advocacy
Often, when we are making changes in our lives, other people butt in and offer their input. You move the sofa to the opposite wall, and a...
Derryen Plante
Mar 6, 20213 min read
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If You Love Them, Have the Conversations
This month, we have focused on relationships, both with yourself and with others, and the impact on those relationships that trauma or...
Derryen Plante
Feb 8, 20213 min read
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Reader Views - Author Interview
Delighted to have had the opportunity to sit down with Sheri Hoyte and discuss the impact of brain injury and my journey through...
Derryen Plante
Jan 8, 20211 min read
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We All Need a Hug
Look around you. Virtually every person you know is struggling with some kind of residual issue, brought on by the isolation of a...
Derryen Plante
Dec 31, 20203 min read
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Have a Voice at the Table
We’re in the midst of the holiday season, which is marketed as a time of joy and festiveness. While that feeling may be what many people...
Derryen Plante
Dec 2, 20202 min read
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Are You a Woman? You’ve Probably Been Misdiagnosed
In cases of more than seven hundred diseases, women are diagnosed an average of four years later than men. Four. Years. Later.
Derryen Plante
Nov 6, 20203 min read
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