Category: 12: Mental health

12: Mental health

Best Ways to Spend Thanksgiving Alone (Or With Your Chosen Family)

by Louis Catania

By: Louis Catania, Patient Navigator, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Planning to go solo for Thanksgiving this year? 🦃 Hey, we get it […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 11: Healthy Habits, 12: Mental health

Saying No: The Importance of Setting Boundaries

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Having healthy boundaries is important for everything we do. It’s also suuuuuuper […]
12: Mental health, 14: Sexual Identity

Let’s Talk About (Horribly Harmful) Conversion Therapy

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

  By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center If you are in any way involved in the LGBTQ+ community, […]
12: Mental health

What does stigma-free mean?

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Let’s be honest: we really can be our own worst enemy 😔. […]
12: Mental health

Seasonal Changes Got You SAD?

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Winter is coming. ❄️❄️❄️ Although seasonal weather changes are different depending on where you live, these changes can affect our moods. 😒 For some people, […]
08: Peer Support, 12: Mental health, 17: Young and Positive

These Body Positive Accounts Are All About Spreading the Self-Love

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center It’s soooo important to love our bodies and nourish them both physically […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 12: Mental health

Faith & spirituality connections

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Faith and spirituality can play a role in our lives, however, we […]
12: Mental health

Self-love Playlist

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center One of the most important aspects of life is loving yourself. But […]
12: Mental health

Slay the stigma and transform your day with these inspirational HIV quotes

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center It’s time to step into the badass you are and get better […]
08: Peer Support, 12: Mental health

The impact of self-stigma and living with HIV

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center If only the best way to decrease self-stigma about living with HIV […]