Tag Archive: #mentalhealth

Traveling With Kids? Read This First

Hitting the road or taking to the skies with children can feel overwhelming. Lots of planning and preparation is usually involved in a successful trip with kids. If travel is in your future, Dr. Markeita Moore, a pediatrician with Advocate [read more...]

Education Program: 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s causes  changes in memory, thinking and behavior that are not normal aging. Join us at Our Lady of the Wayside Parish’s Gathering Place (434 West Park Street, Arlington Heights, IL) on Wednesday, March 22, from 10 – 11 am [read more...]

Mental Health Grace Prayer Circle

Do you or someone you love need prayers for a mental health concern? Often, when mental health is the issue, we hesitate in seeking prayer support. The Mental Health Ministry team would like to change that. We would like to [read more...]

The Art of Kindness

Kindness is more than behavior. The art of kindness means harboring a spirit of helpfulness, as well as being generous and considerate, and doing so without expecting anything in return. Kindness is a quality of being. The act of giving [read more...]

Why You Should Pick a New Hobby

Sometimes the hardest part of a hobby is picking the actual hobby. The research and decision-making can be stressful enough. But according to Dr. Eric Smiltneek, a family medicine and addiction medicine doctor at Aurora Behavioral Health, it is important [read more...]

An Evening of Prayer, Connection, and Hope

Moving Forward In Hope Join us for an evening of Prayer, Connection & Hope Sponsored by the Archdiocese Commission on Mental Illness. Moving Forward in Hope’s goal is to create a safe place for those living with or those caring [read more...]

Dealing With Isolation

During the grey of winter, we can at times feel isolated or be affected by seasonal affective disorder. These feelings may affect our ability to pray as we would like to. One of the ways to manage these feelings is [read more...]

Opposing Assisted Suicide Training

Legislation that seeks to legalize assisted-suicide is coming to Illinois. You can learn how to talk to lawmakers and oppose this legislation. Join Bob Gilligan, Executive Director, Catholic Conference of Illinois, and Dawn Fitzpatrick, Senior Coordinator, Human Dignity/Solidarity, Archdiocese of Chicago, [read more...]

3 Ways Good Friends Can Help Us Feel Healthier

We’ve all felt it — talking with or spending time with a good friend gives us an emotional boost. But did you know having a good friend can improve our physical health, too? With the often-over-use of social media, real [read more...]

Holiday Stress and Mental Health

From the Archdiocese Commission on Mental Illness & NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Illness) The Archdiocese Commission on Mental Illness has an article with ideas on handling holiday stress. Here are a few tips from the article. Click HERE [read more...]