Mental Health Issues and Support: Websites

• Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life- www.greatergood.berkeley.edu; Based at UC Berkeley, Greater Good reports on groundbreaking research into the roots of compassion, happiness, and altruism.
• Mindful.org- www.mindful.org; This site has the best feature stories, news, instructions, and commentary- in writing, images, audio, and video- that we can find about mindfulness, awareness, kindness, and compassion.
• Mindfulness and the Brain- www.rickhanson.net/writings/buddhas-brain; Learn more about how meditation and mindfulness practice changes the brain.
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook Blog- http://mbsrworkbook.com/blog/; At least weekly blogs and interviews with great information, insight and tips
• Self-Compassion- http://www.self-compassion.org
• Ignatian Spirituality and the Daily Examen- http://www.ignatianspirituality.com/; A basic presentation of the "Daily Examen", an essential tool in Ignatian Spirituality in providing a helpful meditative technique.

If you are having a mental health crisis, please reach out to one of these agencies.  You do not need to suffer alone.