Mental Health Archives - NAMI CCNS https://www.namiccns.org/tag/mental-health/ Chicagoland Mental Health Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:13:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.namiccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-cropped-favicon-180x180-1-32x32.png Mental Health Archives - NAMI CCNS https://www.namiccns.org/tag/mental-health/ 32 32 5 Essential Steps for Sustained Mental Health & Wellness https://www.namiccns.org/5-essential-steps-for-sustained-mental-health-wellness/ https://www.namiccns.org/5-essential-steps-for-sustained-mental-health-wellness/#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:23:59 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=12988 While keeping in good physical shape is important for self-care, it is also important to take care of your mental health and wellness. The pace and stresses of modern life can take their toll on both your mind and body. … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.namiccns.org/5-essential-steps-for-sustained-mental-health-wellness/feed/ 2 5 WAYS | How Yoga Can Positively Impact Your Mental Health https://www.namiccns.org/5-ways-how-yoga-can-positively-impact-your-mental-health/ https://www.namiccns.org/5-ways-how-yoga-can-positively-impact-your-mental-health/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2019 01:55:11 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=8587 Yoga is a “no-brainer” for people that do and don’t like to exercise!  Why? Yoga is like fitness, and it is not like fitness. It resembles fitness because it strengthens your body and tones it. It is not like fitness, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.namiccns.org/5-ways-how-yoga-can-positively-impact-your-mental-health/feed/ 2 Bipolar Disorder | A Story of Hope in a Storm https://www.namiccns.org/bipolar-disorder-hope-in-a-storm/ https://www.namiccns.org/bipolar-disorder-hope-in-a-storm/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2017 21:20:20 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=4673 Mary was a seemingly normal teenage girl with hopes, dreams and ambitions, but while attending Evanston Township High School, life turned south for Mary and her family. What seemed like normal teenage behavior quickly became a nightmare. Mary was soon … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.namiccns.org/bipolar-disorder-hope-in-a-storm/feed/ 0 NAMI CCNS Represented at Supportive Housing Expo https://www.namiccns.org/nami-ccns-represented-at-supportive-housing-expo/ https://www.namiccns.org/nami-ccns-represented-at-supportive-housing-expo/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2017 22:43:38 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=3745 NAMI Cook County North Suburban Board member Judy Graff, chair of the Program Committee and a Basics teacher, also serves as board secretary for the North/Northwest Suburban Task Force on Supportive Housing for Individuals with Mental Illness. Judy represented NAMI … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.namiccns.org/nami-ccns-represented-at-supportive-housing-expo/feed/ 0 Madalyn Parker Takes Mental Health Days Off From Work | What Happens Next is Incredible! https://www.namiccns.org/madalyn-parker-mental-health-days-off/ Wed, 12 Jul 2017 12:23:32 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=2960 Madalyn Parker took a few days off of work for “Mental Health” reasons.  What happened next  amazed the internet!  Her courage is the kind that is eroding the stigma associated with mental health. Yes, Madalyn Parker took two days off of … Continue reading →

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