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DRE'S SAFE PLACE Syracuse’s first interactive mental wellness & emotional regulation center. A private space for self-care and healing using immersive rooms & spaces.

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"𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴"It’s October, and maybe you’ve caught yourself th...
10/21/2026

"𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴"

It’s October, and maybe you’ve caught yourself thinking, “I really thought things would be different by now.”

You had plans for this year. There were things you hoped to work out, changes you wanted to make, and a way you hoped you’d be feeling by now.

Maybe some of that happened. Maybe you’re still figuring a lot of it out. And sometimes we get so disappointed about what’s happening that we start finding something wrong with who we are.

How this year has gone doesn’t determine how much love you deserve.

Please don’t spend what’s left of this year beating yourself up. You still deserve love while you’re trying to work things out, and some of that love needs to come from you❤️

You keep calling it “keeping the peace.”But you are anxious in your own home.You check their mood before you speak. You ...
10/19/2026

You keep calling it “keeping the peace.”

But you are anxious in your own home.

You check their mood before you speak. You rehearse simple conversations in your head. You stop wearing certain things, seeing certain people, or saying what you really think because you already know what it may cost you later.

Slowly, you start questioning your memory, your decisions, and whether you are the problem.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this belongs in our mental-health conversation.

Domestic violence is not always physical. It can look like threats, humiliation, pressuring or forcing s*x, controlling the money, monitoring your phone, tracking your location, cutting you off from people, or making you afraid to say no.

Not every disagreement is abuse.

Abuse often involves a pattern of power, control, and fear. But one act of physical or s*xual violence, strangulation, or a serious threat should never be dismissed because it happened once.

Living with fear and control can affect how you think, sleep, concentrate, and make decisions.

That does not mean you are weak.

It means you have been spending your mental and emotional energy trying to stay safe.

If this is you, hear me clearly:

You are not foolish for loving someone.

You are not responsible for another person’s choice to abuse or control you.

You do not have to prove how bad it is before asking for help.

You do not have to decide your whole future today.

One safe next step still counts....

From a phone or device, you can contact an advocate and say:

“I am not ready to make a decision. I need help understanding my options and staying safe.”

If this made you think of someone you love, do not lead with, “Why don’t you just leave?”

Try:

“I believe you.”

“Do you feel safe today?”

“How can I help without making decisions for you?”

They may already live with someone who controls their choices. Your support should not feel like more control.

In Onondaga County: Vera House 24-Hour Support Line, 315-468-3260

Nationwide: 800-799-SAFE (7233), text START to 88788

Immediate danger: Call 911.

You have had enough people telling you what to do.

The next safe step should be yours, with support that listens instead of taking over.

Last night’s Healed Hands was so good!!Belle Ife came in and led us through this slow, intentional movement experience, ...
10/16/2026

Last night’s Healed Hands was so good!!

Belle Ife came in and led us through this slow, intentional movement experience, and I don’t think any of us really knew what to expect.

It wasn’t a workout. It wasn’t about doing anything perfectly. It was about slowing down, moving intentionally and actually paying attention to what was happening in our bodies.

And whew...the difference afterward.

When I asked the ladies how they felt, I heard:

Relaxed.
Free.
Loose.
And somebody said “libido!” 😂😂

Listen...I just report the results.

But what I loved most was seeing the shift in the room.

Everybody came in carrying whatever the day, week or life had handed them, and by the end, the energy felt different. Lighter. Softer. More open.

That is one of the things I love about Healed Hands. Every month gives us another way to take care of ourselves. Sometimes we talk. Sometimes we laugh. Sometimes we learn. And sometimes we just need to get out of our heads and let our bodies move.

And I really appreciated that Belle didn’t just come in, lead movement and leave. She sat in with us for part of our group too. She listened, shared space with us and got to experience some of what Healed Hands is really about.

Because Healed Hands isn’t just about bringing people in to do activities with us. It’s about connection.

Thank you, Belle Ife, for giving us that experience and making it feel comfortable enough for everybody to just be present and let go.

And based on what I heard afterward, one thing is clear...

The Healed Hands ladies definitely want more & the ones who missed want in😂❤️

We keep showing up, trying new things and finding new ways to care for ourselves together.

And I love that for us!!

Before the holidays get here, DRE’S Safe Place, in partnership with Le Moyne College Clinical Mental Health Counseling, ...
10/15/2026

Before the holidays get here, DRE’S Safe Place, in partnership with Le Moyne College Clinical Mental Health Counseling, is creating a different kind of space for people carrying loss.

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗝𝗢𝗬 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗙

Beginning November 19 at 6 PM, this 12-week experience is for adults who have lost someone significant in their life, whether that loss is recent or happened years ago.

Because when the holidays come, sometimes all you can think about is who is missing.

This will not be 12 weeks of sitting in a circle having the same conversation.

Some weeks we will talk. Other weeks we will move beyond words. There will be opportunities to remember, honor the person you lost, connect with others, and make room for parts of yourself that may have been quiet for a long time.

Including joy.

You can still miss them.
You can still have hard days.
You can laugh again without loving them any less.

Where Joy Meets Grief is a place to honor who you lost while learning how to carry the love, the memories, and the life that continues.

12 weeks | Begins November 19 | 6 PM

You can carry their memory, honor their life, miss them deeply and still make room for joy❤️

This will be an intentionally small cohort and spaces will be limited.

Halloween fun for them. A little time for you 🎃Join us for BOO! Who Are You?, a fun Halloween workshop filled with:🎃 Pum...
10/13/2026

Halloween fun for them. A little time for you 🎃

Join us for BOO! Who Are You?, a fun Halloween workshop filled with:

🎃 Pumpkin decorating
🏚️ A haunted house experience together
🎬 Halloween movie + snack pack
🍕 Food + games
💬 Confidence-building activities

Saturday, October 24 | 4–7 PM
Ages 8–10 Coed | Ages 11–13 Girls

$35 per child or 2 for $50

While they enjoy the experience, you get three hours to yourself ❤️

Register via QR code or visit DRE’S website and click Events.

This month is Breat Cancer Awareness Month and we talk about and are reminded of the diagnosis. The surgery. Chemotherap...
10/12/2026

This month is Breat Cancer Awareness Month and we talk about and are reminded of the diagnosis. The surgery. Chemotherapy. Radiation. Scans. Remission. Survival.

But we don’t talk nearly enough about what all of that can do to a woman mentally.

The fear that starts the moment you hear the word cancer.

Going home after an appointment and realizing your life now has a before and an after.

Lying awake the night before surgery because your mind will not stop.

Sitting through treatment wondering what is happening inside your body.

Trying to answer everybody else’s questions when you barely know how you feel yourself.

Sometimes even comforting the people who love you when 𝗬𝗢𝗨 are the one who is scared.

And then there are the changes nobody can prepare you for.

Looking in the mirror and not quite recognizing yourself.

Hair. Weight. Scars. Breasts. Skin. Energy. Strength. Intimacy. Confidence.

Things that may look physical from the outside can affect how you feel about yourself in ways other people never see.

You may be grateful treatment is working and still hate what it is doing to you.

You may be surrounded by people and still feel completely alone.

You may have people telling you to “stay positive” on a day when you are angry, exhausted, terrified or just tired of cancer taking up so much space in your life.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁.

You do not have to turn every hard day into a lesson.

You do not have to be inspirational.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆.

Then treatment ends, and people start celebrating.

“Thank God that’s over.”

But what if it doesn’t feel over to you?

What if a headache, pain or strange feeling makes your mind go somewhere nobody else understands?

What if your stomach still drops before a scan?

What if you have been cancer-free for years and there are still moments when fear comes right back?

What if everybody else moved on, but part of you is still trying to understand what happened?

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼.

Because there can be grief in surviving.

Grief for your body before cancer.

Grief for the version of yourself who did not have to think about recurrence.

Grief for relationships that changed.

Grief for time, comfort, confidence, independence or pieces of yourself you feel like you lost along the way.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳.

You can be thankful to be alive 𝗔𝗡𝗗 angry that this happened to you.

You can celebrate a good scan 𝗔𝗡𝗗 be terrified of the next one.

You can be strong 𝗔𝗡𝗗 tired of having to be strong.

Those things can exist at the same time.

I especially think about the woman who hears:

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄.

And quietly thinks:

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆.

That is the part I want us to remember during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Not only the cancer.

Not only the treatment.

Not only whether the scan came back clear.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁.

Her fear.

Her grief.

Her anger.

Her relationships.

Her confidence.

Her intimacy.

Her sense of safety in her own body.

Her mental health while she is fighting.

And her mental health when everybody else thinks the fight is over.

So if you love someone going through breast cancer, or someone who went through it years ago, don’t only ask about her appointments, scans or treatment.

Ask her:

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀?

And when she answers, don’t rush to make it better.

Don’t remind her to be positive.

Don’t tell her how strong she is before you give her permission to say that she is tired.

Sometimes the most loving thing you can do is make enough room for the truth.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻❤️

“Bad.”“Disrespectful.”“Lazy.”“Too emotional.”“Difficult.”“Strong.”Different labels. Same problem.We are often quick to n...
10/10/2026

“Bad.”
“Disrespectful.”
“Lazy.”
“Too emotional.”
“Difficult.”
“Strong.”

Different labels. Same problem.

We are often quick to name what we see without asking what may be happening underneath it.

• A young person may open up while creating long before they are ready to sit down and “talk about their feelings.”

• Someone carrying anger may need a safe way to release it before they can explain it.

• And the person everyone calls “strong” may have simply gotten very good at functioning while carrying a lot.

This year’s World Mental Health Day theme is “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change.”

Because you cannot understand someone’s mental health just by looking at the outside.

As a psychiatric nurse, I know a chart, a diagnosis, or a single behavior will never tell you the whole story. You have to hear the person.

When you do, you see that mental health is bigger than illness or crisis. It’s how we handle frustration, recover when life knocks us off balance, connect with others, and make room for joy, play, rest, and feeling like ourselves.

That understanding is at the heart of DRE’S Safe Place.

DRE’S was created to give people more than one way to work through what they are feeling, whether that means words, movement, creativity, quiet, connection, or a safe outlet for what you've been carrying.

So before you apply a label, get curious.

Instead of:

“What is wrong with you?!”

Try:

“What is going on with you?”

That simple shift leaves room for a person to tell you something a label never will❤️

I’m excited to introduce our newest wellness partner at 𝗗𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗧𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮!DRE’S has alway...
10/09/2026

I’m excited to introduce our newest wellness partner at 𝗗𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗧𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮!

DRE’S has always been about giving people different ways to release, reset and care for themselves. Yoga adds another way to do just that through intentional movement, breathing, mindfulness and relaxation.

Yoga can support 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Tedra has practiced yoga for more than 15 years and became a certified yoga instructor in 2010. She also brings a background in Psychology and Occupational Therapy and is a licensed Occupational Therapist in New York State.

Her own yoga journey began during a time when she was feeling stressed, tired and overwhelmed while trying to maintain work-life balance. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗥𝗘’𝗦.

Whether you’ve never tried yoga, think you’re “not flexible enough,” feel intimidated walking into a traditional yoga class, or already have a practice, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.

Yoga gives us another way to support what DRE’S has always been about:

𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲. 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗥𝗲𝗷𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗥𝗘’𝗦? Individual and small-group sessions with Tedra are now available.

𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
➡️https://www.cnyevolutionyoga.com/yoga-classes

Welcome to DRE’S, Tedra! I’m excited to bring another meaningful wellness option to our community❤️

You know that moment when you want to say something, but you stop yourself because you already know how everybody is goi...
10/07/2026

You know that moment when you want to say something, but you stop yourself because you already know how everybody is going to react?

So you let it go.

You say, “It’s fine.”

You change the subject.

You tell yourself it’s not worth the argument.

You don’t want to seem difficult. You don’t want to hurt anybody’s feelings. You don’t want to make things awkward.

And somehow, 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗨𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘.

A lot of us have gotten really good at keeping things comfortable for everybody else.

At work. At home. In relationships. With family.

We bite our tongue, soften what we really mean, say yes when we want to say no, and then sit with all the frustration afterward.

𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦 𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡. 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦𝗡’𝗧 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘 𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥.

𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬’𝗦 𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡:

𝗜 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗠𝗬𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘.

Maybe today that looks like saying, “Actually, that didn’t sit right with me.”

Maybe it’s saying no without writing a whole explanation.

Maybe it’s finally saying what you’ve been rehearsing in your head for two weeks.

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗘𝗧 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬 𝗘𝗟𝗦𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘?

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹...𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 😂And here's why...On Sunday, I posted a challenge for us to be more...
10/06/2026

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹...𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 😂

And here's why...

On Sunday, I posted a challenge for us to be more intentional about our screen time.

And I participated right along with everybody else.

I had every intention of scheduling my Mental Health Monday post ahead of time.

I didn't.

And when Monday came, I could've picked my phone back up because I "needed to post."

But I didn't.

𝗜 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗜 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆'𝗮𝗹𝗹.

And it got me thinking about something.

We talk a LOT about self-care.

But self-care isn't just massages, vacations, getting your nails done or taking a day off.

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

And the more I thought about that, the more I realized taking care of ourselves is also about paying attention to what helps keep us well.

One of those things is 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

The CDC now includes Community & Connection as part of its Mental Health Data Channel, looking at things like loneliness, social and emotional support, and how socially connected people are.

And here's what really stood out to me:

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁.

And creating it doesn't have to be complicated.

Sometimes it's meeting up with somebody you've been meaning to see, joining a group, taking a class or simply putting yourself in spaces where you have a chance to connect with other people.

That's part of why I love creating spaces at DRE’S where people can laugh, talk, create and simply be around other people

And don't forget about 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.

Because you can be surrounded by people and still not be paying attention to yourself.

For me, it comes down to this:

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.
𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.
𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.

Sometimes taking care of yourself means creating more connection with other people.

And sometimes it means getting quiet enough to reconnect with you❤️

So for this Mental Health Monday...on Tuesday

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄: 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳

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