NAMI Feels

“I don’t sing because I’m happy, I’m happy because I sing” William James When is the last time you belted out your favorite tune? Singing, even when off-key, is one of the easiest and quickest ways to perform self-care. Scientists have found that singing can have a...

Perhaps one of the most well-known quotes in modern cinema is uttered in 1967’s Cool Hand Luke: what we've got here is failure to communicate. This classic line resonates with so many people because of the shared human experience of the struggle to not only...

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” Maya Angelou From the time that written language was invented, people have been writing down their thoughts, experiences, hopes, and feelings as a way to document their experience, work through...

Sleep. We all do it. We all know it is important. The average human spends about 230,000 hours over their lifetime sleeping, so why are many of us so bad at it? Best estimates show that, at any given time in the United States, about 40% of adults report not getting...

It was my senior year of high school. I was an avid runner, and I was hoping to qualify for the state cross country championship. I spent the entire summer training. Our first cross country meet was a small local meet. I cannot tell you what my time or my...

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page”  -Saint Augustine For many people, taking a vacation or traveling to somewhere new is one of the best ways to relax and unwind for self-care. And it seems that it is healthy for us, as travel has...