Grief is a deep and painful emotion that we will all, unfortunately, have to cope with at some point in our lives. Some people believe that grief comes in stages, but we know through The Mentally STRONG Method that we all experience and cope with..
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5 Tips to Improve Your Mental Health This Year
Are you planning to make a resolution in the new year? Maybe you’ve had trouble keeping resolutions in the past. As we put away our holiday decorations and buy new calendars for 2026, it’s natural to start thinking about how to improve our physical, financial,..
Grief And Gratitude: How To Find Gratitude When Grieving Loss
As the series on grief comes to a close, remember that everyone experiences grief differently, and coping skills that work for one person may work differently or not work for someone else. Finding gratitude in grief, however, is a skill that will benefit anyone’s mental..
Complicated Grief: Prolonged Loss After Losing a Child
Anyone who has lost a loved one has experienced grief. As mentioned in previous articles, everyone experiences and copes with different types of grief in their own ways. For most people, bereavement brings with it feelings of sorrow, pain, and even guilt and anger, but..
Losing a Child: 3 Things to Help with Grieving the Loss of A Child
Losing a loved one is always difficult. The sadness, emptiness, and loss can be overwhelming, even if the loss is one that the person is prepared for. Losing a child, however, brings a level of sorrow and pain that no parent should ever have to..
The Second Shift: Organize your Brain to Manage a Healthy Work Home Balance
By Dr. Cristi Bundukamara EdD PMHNP — The second shift is a sociological theory created by researcher and author Arlie Hochschild. In her book “The Second Shift,” she investigates the dynamics of family life and the division of responsibilities between married couples. Over ten years..
3 Ways to Support Social-Emotional Development in Children
By Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, EdD PMHNP — As part of the Raising Mentally STRONG Kids program, I developed what I now call “The Growth Wheel”. The Growth Wheel is divided into eight parts. Each part focuses on an area of normal development as we grow and age…
Grieving A Living Loved One: Coping With Grieving Someone Who Is Still Alive
To continue the series on grief, this article is going to discuss grieving a living loved one. Grief can be experienced in many forms. It can be painful and overwhelming and is almost always handled differently by everyone who experiences it. Dealing with the grief..
What is Anticipatory Grief? Preparing for the Loss of a Loved One
As this series on grief continues, remember that grief comes in many different forms, and everyone experiences and handles grief differently. If someone is struggling with anticipatory grief that comes with preparing for the loss of someone, Mentally STRONG can provide them with healthy coping..
Grief And Guilt: Coping With The Guilt Felt While Grieving A Loved One
Mentally STRONG’s website, podcasts, and YouTube videos make it evident that their team is very familiar with the experience of the grief and guilt that comes with losing a loved one. Although this time of year is usually a festive time of celebration and enjoying..
Living with Mental Illness: How the Mentally STRONG Method Changed My Life
My name is Tatiana, and I wholeheartedly support, believe in, and promote all that Mentally STRONG has to offer. This is my story of living with mental illness and how the Mentally STRONG Method changed my life! See, my journey with the Mentally STRONG Method..
A Letter To Someone Who is Struggling
Life can be really hard, and no matter how hard you’re trying, if you feel like you are not getting any better, I want you to know that there are people and interventions that can help you. Even if you feel like you just want..
How to Talk About Mental Health with Your Family or Loved Ones
Around 44 million Americans have a mental illness. That means if you’re not living with one, you know at least one person who is. Mental illness can be confusing, intimidating, and even debilitating; trying to make sense of it isn’t always the easiest, so..
Self-Compassion: Avoid Negative Self-Talk & Have Compassion for Yourself
By Dr. Cristi Bundukamara EdD PMHNP — Self-compassion can feel impossible sometimes. If you aren’t managing all of the stress and tasks in your life, it’s easy to blame yourself and feel like you aren’t good enough or you’re a person who “doesn’t have it..
Reframe Your Thinking by Learning to Adapt When You Don’t Succeed
By Dr. Cristi Bundukamara EdD PMHNP — Do you feel like you are always repeating the same patterns even though you are trying really hard to make changes that positively impact your life? When this is happening, it’s important to remember that you are not..