How are you today? I hope you took care of your mental health. Nothing is worth saving more than our health – especially our mental health. The effects of social media are truly tremendous from everyday life to our socially acceptable norms and even, as I’ve said, our mental health. Have you seen all that …
Trigger Warning: This article talks about Trauma and Mental Disorders. Should you need help, call 911 (for Baguio City) and the Baguio General Hospital Medical Center through the Mental Health Crisis Hotline: 09509916841 (Globe) for individuals in immediate crisis with cases of violence and self-harm. Also, for the National Center for Mental Health Crisis Hotline, …
Trigger Warning: This article talks about Schizophrenia, Trauma and Mental Disorders. Should you be triggered because of internal and external circumstances, call 911 (for Baguio City) and the Baguio General Hospital Medical Center through the Mental Health Crisis Hotline: 09509916841 (Globe) for individuals in immediate crisis with cases of violence and self-harm. Also, for the National …
As I sit upon a beauty salon, I remember how often we are set into standards of beauty and even gender. The real beauty for women is set to standards of being princesses like Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and not Fiona the Shrek. The whiter skin, the more beautiful! But what if you’re more of …
It’s okay not to be okay as one Kdrama title goes. It’s one title that’s very truthful. No wonder Filipinos are hooked with Kdramas. Add up, “When Life Gives You Tangerines” then we’re in for a treat binge-watching! A lot of times we find ourselves at crossroads and challenges. Life was never an easy one, …
April is up and so is April fools day. I hope nobody made a joke on mental health. Why? It is because mental health was never a joke! I used to hear people joking saying sorry because they weren’t able to take their medicine pills. But wait until it happens to you, you’ll surely know …
There’s a buzz for LGUs, or even nationals, debating on the issue of fake PWD IDs. But as Sir Sam Aquino of PDAO Baguio says, “Why are you saying that only PWD IDs are being faked? There are senior citizens’ IDs, driver’s licenses and other IDs that get faked. So why look only at Fake …
Trigger Warning: Should any thoughts or opinions trigger you, contact a mental health professional. For immediate attention like violence and self-injury involved, go to Baguio General Hospital Medical Center (BGHMC) or for less urgent matters, schedule appointments through text, call or the konsulta app for Baguio residents. Also, you can call 911 (also for Baguio …
It’s women’s month, so I say “Great thanks to the people who have empowered fellow women, including my mom.” Indeed, there are many things to sacrifice for women even when it comes to mental health. I often define this sacrifice by stay home moms who think of breakfast, lunch and dinner time. They get worried …
The Persons with Disability Affairs Office put together people with different disabilities to form a cooperative. The notion has been set since September 2023. How did it start? Let me share the facts, at least – my side of the story. In 2018 I had co-founders put up with fellow mental health warriors, a SEC …
