Even before COVID, LGBTQ
Jayne O’Donnell for OneHealth “Even before COVID, LGBTQ+ youth faced a high risk of homelessness: The pandemic only made things worse.” By Sarah Gandluri and Sydney Johnson Urban Health Media Project Special to the Washington Blade WASHINGTON — Squashed between friends on a plush couch at a shelter for homeless LGBTQ+ young people, Jada Doll […]
How Mindfulness Helps You Shed Your Masks
Coming out as a gay man was terrifying for Charles Hargobind, but mindfulness helped him step into his authentic self with confidence. BY STEPHANIE DOMET APRIL 10, 2019 Source: https://www.mindful.org/how-mindfulness-helps-you-shed-your-masks/ Charles Hargobind knows the Mindfulness Ambassador Program he leads from both sides of the desk. In his work with Mindfulness Without Borders, he’s tasked with leading […]
How Mindfulness Can Support LGBTQ+ Youth
Dr. Gio Iacono is developing mindfulness-based programming that is accessible, safe, and supportive for young people of sexual and gender minorities. BY AVA WHITNEY-COULTER APRIL 9, 2021 Source: https://www.mindful.org/how-mindfulness-can-support-lgbtq-youth/ Dr. Gio Iacono is calling on people in the field of mindfulness to pay attention to LGBTQ+ youth. “Traditional mental health approaches just are not meeting […]
Trans Sex Worker Advocate Supports Others Facing Trauma Due to Gender and Sexual Identity or Job Risks
By Dionna Duncan Urban Health Media Project WASHINGTON, D.C.– At 15, Tamika Spellman got a girl pregnant. Born a boy in Buffalo, N.Y., she’d had a pretty “typical childhood” growing up with her parents, she said. But it was around the time Spellman’s girlfriend got pregnant when she realized the male body, she was born […]
She Walks in Her Truth: Washington Woman Works to Help Other LGBTQ+ People of Color
By Vanessa Falcon Urban Health Media Project WASHINGTON, D.C. — Heidi Ellis, 36, was taught to love reading, to love her culture, and to love herself. Ellis, who identifies as lesbian and came out at the age of 19, knows she was lucky — lucky to be loved for who she is. Still, as a […]
How Mindfulness Can Help Teens with Tech Addiction
Many teens spend every minute of free time on their phones, playing video games, or lost in the screens of their laptops.
The BASICS of Mindful Eating
by Lynn Rossy NOVEMBER 28, 2021 Source: https://www.mindful.org/the-basics-of-mindful-eating/ How often do you sit down to eat with no screens and when you’re not on the move? Lynn Rossy shares how slowing down and paying attention to our meals can help us know what our body needs and when. I often teach what I need to […]
The Often-Missing Ingredient in Healthy Eating
Mindful eating often starts with a kinder outlook toward ourselves. From there, we’re in a better position to make decisions about foods that satisfy hunger. BY MARSHA HUDNALL NOVEMBER 27, 2019 Source: https://www.mindful.org/self-compassion-the-often-missing-ingredient-in-healthy-eating/ During another tough day at work, Mary realizes she forgot to eat lunch. She’s starving. The salad she brought that day doesn’t […]
A Mindful Approach to Emotional Eating
by Lynn Rossy We often judge ourselves for “eating our feelings,” but we don’t have to. Allowing food to help soothe us in the moment can be an opportunity for kind self-awareness, as can exploring a variety of other ways to calm and work with difficult emotions. It’s an overcast winter day. I haven’t been […]
Is Mental Fitness Part of Your Workout Routine?
by Cara Bradley Mindful movement specialist and author Cara Bradley explains how we can cross-train for our mental health, the same way we cross-train for physical fitness. During another tough day at work, Mary realizes she forgot to eat lunch. She’s starving. The salad she brought that day doesn’t appeal, especially when her office mate […]
